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17 paź 2016 · According to the 2010 Russian census, there are about 60,000 Karelians in Russia. Approximately 10,000 Karelians live in Finland. Others are scattered around Belarus and the Baltic states.
The republic is in the northwestern part of Russia, between the White Sea and Lake Ladoga. The White Sea has a shoreline of 630 kilometers (390 mi). It has an area of 172,400 km 2 (66,600 sq mi).
14 lis 2016 · A tiny village in Karelia survives, thrives, preserves its heritage and even welcomes tourists, particularly to savour their special ‘kalitka’ pies. "You won't find any authentic kalitka pies ...
there was an influx into Soviet Russia of Finnish Communists.3 Like other educated Finns of their day, their leaders saw East or Russian Karelia (Itai-Karjala, "Far Karelia" [Kauko-Karjala] or "Karelia-beyond-the border" [rajantakainen Karjala]) as an inalienable part of Finnish culture-the land of The Kalevala, the Finnish national epic, and the
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. Karelians living in Russian Karelia are considered a ...
20 lis 2018 · For several centuries, the Russians have formed a majority of the inhabitants both near Lake Onega and on the west coast of the White Sea. In contrast to the Karelians, Vepsians and Russians, Finns can be considered newcomers to Karelia.
21 paź 2016 · Karelians are a tall, blue-eyed people, often with fair, almost reddish hair. They are in the center of many rumors and legends. Allegedly, they still worship the forest, resist authority and...
