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Karelians (Karelian: karjalaižet, karjalazet, karjalaiset; Finnish: karjalaiset; Swedish: kareler, karelare; Russian: карелы, romanized: karely) are a Baltic Finnic ethnic group who are indigenous to the historical region of Karelia, which is today split between Finland and Russia.
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Karelia (Karelian and Finnish: Karjala [ˈkɑrjɑlɑ]; Russian:...
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Karelia (Karelian and Finnish: Karjala [ˈkɑrjɑlɑ]; Russian: Каре́лия, romanized: Kareliya [kɐˈrʲelʲɪjə], historically Коре́ла, Korela [kɐˈrʲelʲə]; Swedish: Karelen [kɑˈreːlen]) is an area in Northern Europe of historical significance for Russia (including the Soviet era), Finland, and Sweden.
The modern Karelian Republic was founded as an autonomous republic within the Russian SFSR, by the Resolution of the Presidium of the All-Russian Central Executive Committee (VTsIK) on 27 June 1923 and by the Decree of the VTsIK and the Council of People's Commissars of 25 July 1923, from the Karelian Labour Commune.
Karelia has one of the biggest burial sites of Stalinist purges in Russia – Sandarmoh, where possibly thousands of victims were executed. Main article: Solovki prison camp During Soviet Union's first five-year plan (1928 to 1932) tens of thousands of gulag prisoners were used to dig the White Sea–Baltic Canal .
18 mar 2024 · Русский: Республика Карелия, Respublika Kareliya. Subcategories. This category has the following 22 subcategories, out of 22 total. ! Featured pictures of the Republic of Karelia (4 F) Quality images of the Republic of Karelia (4 C, 16 F) Culture of the Republic of Karelia (36 C) Documents of the Republic of Karelia (1 C, 1 F)
Between 1721–1812, South Karelia and the Karelian Isthmus were part of Russia. This resulted in different dialects being spoken in North and South Karelia, Savonian dialects in the north, and South Karelian dialects in the south.
16 lip 2019 · Karelia. From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository. Language select: Беларуская (тарашкевіца): Карэлія — гістарычны рэгіён у Паўднёвай Эўропе. Suomi: Karjala. English: Karelia is an area in Northern Europe. It is currently divided between the Russian Republic of Karelia, the ...
