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. From 1940 to 1956, it was known as the Karelo-Finnish Soviet Socialist Republic, one of the republics of the Soviet Union. In 1956, it was once again made an autonomous republic and remained part of Russia following the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991.
Etymology
"Karelia" derives from the name of the ethnic group—Karelians. The name "Karjala" has unknown origins, however, it is theorised that it may come from the Proto-Finnish word karja, meaning "herd", which was borrowed from the Proto-Germanicharjaz ("army"); the ending -la means "earth".[15]
Geography
The republic is in the northwestern part of Russia, between the White and Baltic Seas. The White Sea has a shoreline of 630 kilometers (390 mi). It has an area of 172,400 km2 (66,600 sq mi). It shares internal borders with Murmansk Oblast (north), Arkhangelsk Oblast (east/south-east), Vologda Oblast (south-east/south), and Leningrad Oblast (south/south-west), and it also borders Finland (Kainuu, Lapland, North Karelia, Northern Ostrobothnia, and South Karelia); the borders measure 723 km. The main bodies of water next to Karelia are the White Sea (an inlet of the Barents Sea) to the north-east and Lake Onega and Lake Ladoga both shared with neighboring Oblasts to the south. Its highest point is the Nuorunen peak at 576 m (1,890 ft).
As a part of the Fennoscandian Shield's ancient Karelian craton, most of the Republic of Karelia's surficial geology is Archaean or Paleoproterozoic, dated up to 3.4 billion years in the Vodlozero block. This area is the largest contiguous Archaean outcrop in Europe and one of the largest in the world.
Since deglaciation, the rate of post-glacial rebound in the Republic of Karelia has varied. Since the White Sea connected to the World's oceans uplift along the southern coast of Kandalaksha Gulf has totaled 90 m.[clarification needed] In the interval 9,500–5,000 years ago the uplift rate was 9–13 mm/yr. Before the Atlantic period, uplift rate had decreased to 5–5.5 mm/yr, to then rise briefly before arriving at the present uplift rate is 4 mm/yr.[16]
Rivers
There are about 27,000 rivers in Karelia.[17] Major rivers include:
There are 60,000 lakes in Karelia. The republic's lakes and swamps contain about 2,000 km³ of high-quality fresh water. Lake Ladoga (Finnish: Laatokka) and Lake Onega (Ääninen) are the largest lakes in Europe. Other lakes include:
The majority of the republic's territory (148,000 km2 (57,000 sq mi), or 85%) is composed of state forest stock. The total growing stock of timber resources in the forests of all categories and ages is 807 million m³. The mature and over-mature tree stock amounts to 411.8 million m³, of which 375.2 million m³ is coniferous.
Fifty useful minerals are found in Karelia, located in more than 400 deposits and ore-bearing layers. Natural resources of the republic include iron ore, diamonds, vanadium, molybdenum, and others.
Climate
The Republic of Karelia is located in the Atlantic continental climate zone. The average temperature in January is −8.0 °C (17.6 °F) and +16.4 °C (61.5 °F) in July. Average annual precipitation is 500–700 mm.[18]
The Karelian people and culture developed during the Viking Age in the region to the west of Lake Ladoga. Karelians were first mentioned in Swedish sagas around the 10th century. Russians first mentioned Karelians in 1143, they called Karelians "Korela".[23]
Sweden's interest in Karelia began a centuries-long struggle with Novgorod (later Russia) that resulted in numerous border changes following the many wars fought between the two, the most famous of which is the Pillage of Sigtuna of 1187. In 1137 the oldest documented settlement was established, the modern-day city of Olonets (Aunus).[24] Karelians converted to Orthodox Christianity in 1227.[25] The Karelians' alliance with Novgorod developed into domination by the latter in the 13th century, when Karelia became a part of Novgorod under the name of Obonezhie pyatina as an autonomy. Later Karelia had anti-Novgorod revolts in the 13th and 14th centuries.
Later Karelia became a part of Muscovy when Novgorod was annexed in the second half of the 15th century.
After the whole of the Finland was acquired by the Russians in the 1808-1809 war, the Grand Duchy of Finland was established, to which part of the Karelia known as "Old Finland" were transferred by the will of the Tsar.
Early 20th century
Union of White Sea Karelians
In 1906, the Union of White Sea Karelians (Vienan karjalaisten liito) was created. The Union's main goal was to improve the life of the common Karelians and additionaly develop their own national identity.[28] The union was temporarely dissolved in 1911 after series of repressions done by the local government.[29]
In 1917, the Murmansk Railroad was built, leading to the Karelian lands becoming a lot more strategically important. This has led much of intelligentsia to believe that the Russian tourism and Immigration into the region would rise, leading to further assimilation of the Karelians to the Russian culture.[30]
During the Finnish and the Russian Civil Wars the local peasantry rebelled against the new Soviet State due its Prodrazverstka policy, causing several squards of the "Whiteguard" to cross into the Karelian lands,[31] where then was organized a government that later swiftly declared independence from Russian Soviet Federative Republic, creating the Uhtua Republic. Later in 1920 Finnish forces occupied Olonets, creating another puppet government, which then merged with the other Karelian state into the United Karelian Government. The regions were reclaimed by the Red Army later the same year, the Tartu peace was signed and the Karelian United Government was dissolved.
In 1921, an uprising was started by the Forest Guerrillas in an attempt to gain control over Karelia yet again, but it was defeated by the Soviets shortly after.
During the years of its existence, the Commune was actively educating the people, opening the schools and libraries as of the Likbez policy were open and maintained. The Commune was later expanded in 1923 by transferring the Kolezhemskaya, Lapinskaya, Navodnitskaya and many other posads from Archangelsk Gubernia.
After the LIkbez policy was fulfilled, the Republic now shifted its goal from educating the people to expanding the production and electrifying the Republic according to the GOERLO plan. The first steps were the creation of Mevezegorsky and Pudozsky tree-cutting factories, the Kondopoga Paper Factory, the launch of the Kem and the Uhta Hydroelectrostations.
In the 1930s, the goal yet again shifted, now to improving the cultural and physical development and well-being of the locals by creation of many free Clinics and Hospitals, "Houses of Physical Culture", Theaters, ETC.[35]
Sandarmokh forest
Many of the Finns who fled to Karelia were, as the part of The Great Purge of 1937, detained and most likely shot, with the Karelian ethnic Finns' population dropping to 21%.[36] Karelia has one of the biggest burial sites of Stalinist purges in Russia – Sandarmoh, where possibly thousands of victims were executed.
During the Winter War, a Soviet puppet government was created in occupied territories. The Finnish Democratic Republic was to incorporate most of Finland's pre-war territories plus some western parts of the KASSR. Some members of the FDP government were also members of the KASSR government.[37]
After the Moscow Peace Treaty territories of the Karelian Isthmus were transferred to the newly created Karelo-Finnish Soviet Socialist Republic. After the evacuation of Finnish Karelia, the new territories were left unpopulated, so migrants from Belarus, Ukraine, Russia, and other Soviet republics moved in. To this day, this area has one of the lowest percentages of Karelian and Finnish populations in the Republic.
World War II
After the beginning of World War II, mass rallies were held on the territory of the republic, at which the inhabitants of Karelia declared their readiness to stand up for the defense of the Soviet Union. Workers of the Onega Tractor Plant wrote “We will work only in such a way as to fully meet the needs of our Red Army. We will double, triple our forces and crush, destroy the German fascists".[38]
Soon after the evacuation of border regions began, On July 3, a republican evacuation commission was created. At its first meeting, it was decided to evacuate children under 14 out of Petrozavodsk. The same decision also refers to the evacuation of 150 families of leading party and Soviet workers in Karelia. Those residents who could work had to remain in the harvest and defense work.[40]
In grey, Finnish occupied territories
By September the Finnish army already reached Petrozavodsk and captured Olonets.[39] Petrozavodsk offensive began on 20 September. To protect the city, the 7th Army under the command of General K.A. Meretskov was directly subordinated to the Headquarters of the Supreme Commander.[41]
On September 30, the position of the defenders of the city deteriorated sharply. The Finnish army managed to break through Soviet defenses and cut the highway to Kondopoga in the area of the Sulazhgorsky brick factory. In the south Finns came close to the city outskirts. On October 1, due to the threat of encirclement, an order was received from the command to withdraw the main units defending the city.
The fighting near Petrozavodsk allowed the authorities to evacuate most of the civilian population and a significant part of the production capacities. In total, more than 500 thousand people were evacuated from the republic to the east. Petrozavodsk University was temporarily relocated to Syktyvkar.[39]
After the capture of Petrozavodsk, the capital of Soviet Karelia was transferred first to Medvezhyegorsk, then to Belomorsk. Less than 90 thousand people remained in the occupied territory, half of which are representatives of the Finno-Ugric peoples: Karelians, Vepsians, and Finns. The Finnish administration has officially recognized them as a "kindred" population. The rest received the status of "unrelated" people.[39] Most of them have been put into concentration camps, along with communists and people who could not speak Finnish or karelian.
Former prisoners of the camps recalled that the staff often treated them more harshly than was supposed to according to the instructions. According to them, the Finns in the presence of children shot prisoners, and beat women, children, and the elderly. One of the prisoners told the Finnish historian Helga Seppel that before leaving Petrozavodsk, the invaders shot several young people for unknown reasons.[39]
During the occupation, Petrozavodsk was renamed to Äänislinna.
Only a few territories of the KFSSR managed to escape the Finnish occupation: the Belomorsky, Loukhsky, Kemsky, Pudozhsky regions, as well as part of the Medvezhiegorsky, Tungudsky and Ukhta regions. By 1942, about 70 thousand people lived here.[40]
After the end of the Siege of Leningrad Soviet army was ordered to liberate Karelia.
On 21 June 1944 Svir-Petrozavodsk operation started. On 27 June the Finnish army left Petrozavodsk. By August the Soviet army reached pre-war borders.
Then the Soviet army got pushed back again and had to end the war with the help of pressure from its allies in the Moscow Armistice.
After normalization of diplomatic relations between USSR and Finland the status of the Karelo-Finnish SSR was changed back to the Karelian ASSR in 1956. After this Karelian, Veps, and Finnish languages began a decline in usage due to the lack of any support from the state and lack of education.[42]
The transformation of the KFSSR into the Karelian ASSR was supposed to show that the USSR did not have aggressive goals against Finland.[43]
In August 1990 KASSR declared its sovereignty as an autonomous part of the Russian Federation,[44] and later changed its name to the Republic of Karelia in 1991.
In 2006 a racial conflict and later riot started in Kondopoga after a fight between locals and Caucasian immigrants led to 2 deaths.[45] This caused an exodus of Muslims from Karelia.
The highest executive authority in the Republic of Karelia is the Head of the Republic. The acting Head of the Republic is Artur Parfenchikov, who was elected in February 2017 and later re-elected in 2022.
The parliament of the Republic of Karelia is the Legislative Assembly comprising fifty deputies elected for a four-year term.
The Constitution of the Republic of Karelia was adopted on 12 February 2001.
Legislature
The Legislative Assembly of the Republic of Karelia is a permanent representative and the only legislative body of state power in the Republic of Karelia.[46] Since 2016, it consists of 36 deputies elected by the inhabitants of the republic according to a mixed electoral system: 18 deputies according to party lists (proportional system), and 18 in single-member districts (majority system) based on universal, equal and direct suffrage by secret ballot. The term of office of deputies of one convocation is five years.
the Government of the Republic of Karelia, headed by the Head of the Republic — the permanent supreme executive body of state power of the Republic of Karelia,
other executive authorities.
The Head of the Republic is elected by the republic's inhabitants on the basis of universal, equal, and direct suffrage by secret ballot. The term of office is 5 years and one person cannot hold office for more than two consecutive terms.
Like every federal subject, Karelia has two representatives in the Federation Council: one from the legislative assembly and one from the republic's government.
According to the 2021 Census,[61] ethnic Russians make up 86.4% of the republic's population, ethnic Karelians 5.5%. Other groups include Belarusians (2.0%), Ukrainians (1.2%), Finns (0.7%), Vepsians (0.5%), and a host of smaller groups, each accounting for less than 0.5% of the total population.
1 61,498 people were registered from administrative databases, and could not declare an ethnicity. It is estimated that the proportion of ethnicities in this group is the same as that of the declared group.[62]
Currently Russian is the only official language of the republic. Karelian, Veps, and Finnish have been officially recognized languages of the republic since 2004, and they are de jure supported by the government.[11] In early 2000s Karelian and Veps language nests were created in Petrozavodsk, Kalevala, Tuksa and Sheltozero,[63] but were later shut down.[64] Now native languages of Karelia have little support from the government.[42]
Finnish was the second official language of Karelia from the creation of the Karelian Labour Commune up until the dissolution of the Soviet Union.[65] Thereafter there were suggestions to raise Karelian as the second official language, but they were repeatedly turned down.[66][11]
Religion
Religion in Republic of Karelia as of 2012 (Sreda Arena Atlas)[67][68]
The Karelians have traditionally been Eastern Orthodox. Lutheranism was brought to Karelia during Sweden's conquest of Karelia and was common in regions that then belonged to Finland. Nowadays Lutherans can be found in most big settlements but they remain a minority.[69]
The Petrozavodsk Jewish Religious Community was registered in 1997.[71]
Karelian Muslims were organized into Karelian muftiate in 2001.[72]
According to a 2012 survey,[67] 27% of the population of Karelia adheres to the Russian Orthodox Church, 2% are unaffiliatedChristians, and 1% are members of Protestant churches. In addition, 44% of the population declared to be "spiritual but not religious", 18% is atheist, and 8% follow other religions or did not answer the question.[67]
Despite being 0,4% of Russia's population, 65–70% of all Russian trout is grown in the Republic, 26% of iron ore pellets, 20% of paper, 12% of wood pulp and cellulose.
Karelia's gross regional product (GRP) in 2007 was 109.5 billion rubles.[74] The Karelian economy's GRP in 2010 was estimated at 127733.8 million rubles.[citation needed] Karelia's GRP in 2021 was 176 billion rubles.[73] This amounts to 291,841 rubles per capita, which is lower than national average.
In the structure of the gross regional product in 2017, the main types of economic activity were:mining – 17.6%; manufacturing industries – 16.9%; transportation and storage – 11.8%; wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles – 9.8%; public administration and military security; social security – 8.7%.[76]
A fast fiber-optic cable link connecting Finnish Kuhmo and Karelian Kostomuksha was built in 2007, providing fast telecommunications.[74]
Industry
Forestry
The Segezha Pulp and Paper Mill
The forest and wood processing sector dominates industrial activity in Karelia. A large number of small enterprises carry out timber logging whereas pulp and paper production is concentrated in five large enterprises, which produce about a quarter of Russia's total output of paper.[77] Three largest companies in the pulp and paper sector in 2021 were: OAO Kondopoga (sales of $369314325), Segezha Pulp and Paper Mill ($221317040) and RK-Grand (Pitkäranta Pulp Factory) ($78750849).[75]
The timber industry complex of Karelia produces 28% of the republic's industrial output.[78]
Mining
Karelsky okatysh
Karelia is a region with a lot of natural resources, from gold to metals.[79][80]
In 2007, extractive industries (including extraction of metal ores) amounted to 30% of the republic's industrial output.[74] There are about 53 mining companies in Karelia, employing more than 10,000 people.[81] One of the most important companies in the sector is AO Karelian Pellet, which is the 5th largest of Russia's 25 mining and ore dressing enterprises involved in ore extraction and iron ore concentrate production. Other large companies in the sector were OAO Karelnerud, Mosavtorod State Unitary Enterprise, and Pitkjaranta Mining Directorate State Unitary Enterprise.[18]
Due to Karelia's climate, only 1,2% of the land is used for farming. Most of the farmland is located on podzol.[83]
20 agricultural organizations employing 2.3 thousand people. Animal husbandry is the leading branch of agriculture in the Republic, the main areas of which are dairy cattle breeding, pig breeding, broiler poultry farming, and fur farming.[84]
Annually agricultural enterprises of the region produce up to 59 thousand tons of milk. Based on its natural and climatic conditions, the plant growing industry is focused on the production of feed for livestock, the bulk of potatoes and vegetables are grown in small forms of management.[84]
Fishing
Fishing enterprises of Karelia produced 91.9 thousand tons of aquatic biological resources in 2021.
In the Barents Sea and the Atlantic Ocean, 89.9 thousand tons of aquatic biological resources were caught, of them 34.6 thousand tons of cod and haddock, 34.1 thousand tons of blue whiting, 18 thousand tons of mackerel and 1.1 thousand tons of northern shrimp. 306 tons of fish were caught in the White Sea and 612 tons of kelp and fucus were harvested. The catch of freshwater fish amounted to 1.1 thousand tons.[85]
Traditional, active, cultural and ecological types of tourism are popular among tourists.[86]
Karelia attracts ecotourists with its nature and wilderness[87] and low population density. During the summer water tourism is also popular among many tourists.
Cultural tourism is also a big part of Karelia's tourism economy. The region attracts many tourists with its wooden architecture, local culture, and traditions.
Karelia also has the first Russian health resort – Martial Waters (1719).
Foreign trade
The economy of Karelia is export-orientated. By the volume of exports per capita, Karelia is among the leading regions of Russia. More than 50% of manufactured products (and up to 100% in several industries) are exported.[73]
The Republic's main export partners in 2001 were Finland (32% of total exports), Germany (7%), Netherlands (7%), and the United Kingdom (6%).[18] Main export products were lumber (over 50%), iron ore pellets (13–15%) paper and cardboard (6–9%) and sawn timber with (5–7%). Many of Karelia's companies have received investments from Finland.[18]
Karelia is a strategically important railroad region due to the fact that it connects Murmansk with the rest of Russia by Kirov Railway, which was electrified in 2005.[88]
There are also railways connections with Finland in Värtsilä and Kostomuksha, but they are not electrified.
Whitea sea-Baltic Canal was built in the 1930s to connect the Baltic and White seas. The 227 km long canal was built by the prisoners. Even though it has 19 locks, the canal cannot pass vessels with a draft of more than 5 meters.[90] The canal is a part of the Volgo-Baltic Waterway.
There are also river ports on the coast of the White Sea, there were plans to upgrade them to ocean ports but they were deemed too expensive.[91]
Karelia is very culturally diverse region that was influenced by Finno-Ugric, Slavic and Scandinavian cultures. The main unifying factor in the formation of the culture of the region was the Orthodox religion.[95]
A lot is being done in the Republic of Karelia today to support the interests of more than 100 nationalities inhabiting it, including Karelians, Veps and Finns. More than 60 national public associations have been registered: unions, congresses, popular movements, autonomies, friendship societies, cultural societies.[96] There is a regional target program «Karelia — the Territory of Consent», a republican target program «State support of Karelian, Vepsian and Finnish languages», a public council has been established to coordinate the implementation of these programs.[97]
Literature
Kalevala rune singers
Karelia is sometimes called "the songlands", as Karelian poems constitute most of the Karelo-Finnish epic Kalevala and many of Russian Bylinas were documented in Pudozh.[98]
The written literature of Karelia was formed at the beginning of the 20th century. In the 1930s Karelian and Veps languages gained a writing system, but during the Stalinist repressions many books in veps and Karelian were burned and cultural figures were deported.[99]
After the creation of the Karelian Labour Commune many American and Canadian finns moved to Karelia and began creating new literature. Many Karelians could understand Finnish so some authors, such as one of the most famous Karelian writers Antti Timonen, started to write in Finnish.[100]
Writers of the Republic of Karelia are united in public organizations:
The formation of professional painting in Karelia is associated with the name of the People's Artist of the KFSSR V. N. Popov (1869-1945). In 1934, the Union of Artists of the Autonomous Karelian SSR was established, the first chairman of which was elected Yu. O. Rautanen, since 2010 — the Karelian branch of the «Union of Artists of Russia». As part of the Karelian department, there is an «Association of Young artists and Art historians».
The most important contribution to the development of painting and plastic arts in general was made by the works of: A. I. Morozov, A. I. Katseblin, A. Starodubtsev, S. Terentyev, K. L. Butorov, A.V. Semyashkin, S. H. Yuntunen, B. N. Pomortsev, G. A. Stronk, L. F. Lankinen, F. E. Nieminen, E. K. Pekhova, T. G. Yufa, M. S. Yufa, V. S. Chekmasova, M. M. Mecheva, A. P. Kharitonov, K. A. Gogoleva, O. P. Borodkin, K. L. Butorova, A. I. Avdysheva, E. A. Akulova, L. G. Davidyan, V. M. Ivanenko, O. S. Yuntunen, photojournalists G. A. Ankudinov, S. A. Maisterman, V. V. Troshev, bone carvers V. M. Balandin and Yu . E . Pyatakov, set designers V. O. Polyakov, H. G. Skaldina, V. A. Skorik, goldsmith G. V. Grigorieva.
Karelia is famous for its wooden architecture. Karelian architecture developed under the strong influence of Novgorod architecture.[104] Examples of Karelian architecture are collected in the Kizhi Pogost Museum.
Later Karelian architecture was influenced by Finns, especially after the creation of the Karelian Labour Commune.
In 1939, on the initiative of architects K. Y. Gutin, B. N. Litinsky and A.M. Mitrofanov, the Karelian branch of the «Union of Architects of the USSR» was established, since 2000 — the «Union of Architects of the Republic of Karelia». At various times, well-known republican architects were elected leaders of the Union: A. L. Lukashin, T. V. Kovalevskaya, A. R. Solomonov, F. I. Rekhmukov, V. P. Orfinsky, V. I. Antokhin, E. V. Voskresensky, A. A. Savelyev, E. B. Frolov.
A significant contribution to the development of architectural and urban planning activities in the republic was made by G. A. Lobko, G. A. Pashkov, N. I. Mazur, M. A. Shirokov, S. V. Lavrov, V. N. Tykvenko, E. F. Andreev, N. V. Kuspak, I. I. Berger, N. V. Voskobovich, V. P. Kiselev, L. I. Kiuru, V. A. Kuznetsov, A. A. Nizovtsev, N. A. Savin, V. A. Samokhvalov, A. A. Borshchevsky, V. V. Bugashev, S. M. Icikson, V. N. Shevlyakov, A. P. Pertyakov, L. Yu. Karma.
Music
Kantele is the most famous traditional Karelian musical instrument. In Kalevala the mage Väinämöinen makes the first kantele from the jawbone of a giant pike and a few hairs from Hiisi's stallion.
In 1933, the Karelian State Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra was founded. In different years, the orchestra belonged to the Karelian Radio and Television, the Ministry of Culture of Karelia. Since 1997, the orchestra has been working as part of the Karelian State Philharmonic.
In 1935, the Karelian Folk Segozer Choir (Padans), the Karelian Folk Olonets Choir «Karjalan koivu» («Karelian birch») was founded.
In 1936, the National Song and Dance Ensemble of Karelia «Kantele», the Veps Folk Choir, the Karelian Folk Petrovsky Choir were founded.
The Pomeranian Folk Choir (Medvezhyegorsk) was founded in 1937, and the Karelian Folk Vedlozersky Choir (Vedlozero) was founded in 1938.
In 1937, the Union of Karelian Composers was founded. In different years, the Union was headed by famous Karelian composers: R. S. Parchment, L. V. Vishkarev, K. E. Rautio, G.-R. N. Sinisalo, A. S. Beloborodov. Responsible secretaries were elected V. P. Sinisalo, G. I. Lapchinsky, A. I. Holland, E. N. Patlaenko, N. I. Samsonov. The musicology section was led by T. V. Krasnopolskaya, N. Yu. Grodno, V. I. Nilova. A great contribution to the development of professional musical creativity in Karelia was made by composers G. A. Vavilov, P. B. Kozinsky, V. A. Konchakov, S. G. Leonchik, A. L. Repnikov, R. F. Zelinsky, V. K. Koshelev, B. D. Napreev, V. V. Sergeenko, A. P. Smirnova, I. A. Subbotin, V. N. Ugryumov; musicologists I. N. Baranova, O. A. Bochkareva, Yu. G. Kon.
In 1938, the Petrozavodsk Music College (now the Petrozavodsk Music College named after K. E. Rautio) was opened.[105]
In 1939, the Symphony Orchestra of the Karelo-Finnish State Philharmonic was founded.[106]
Karelian Rune singers
In 1967, the Petrozavodsk branch of the Leningrad State Conservatory (now the Petrozavodsk Glazunov State Conservatory) was opened.
In 1973, Honored Artist of the Republic of Karelia L. P. Budanov founded the Karelia-Brass ensemble.
Throughout the years, many Karelian, Russian, Veps, Finnish and Pomor choirs were created, such as the Karelian choir "Oma pajo" in 1990, which is still active.[107]
There are more than twenty children's music schools in the republic, including:
Petrozavodsk Children's Music School No. 1 named after Sinisalo (opened in 1918). The school is the organizer of the international competition «Onega Wave», the international festival of the Barents region «Northern Lights», the festival of music of the Nordic countries «Sankta Lucia».[108]
Olonets Children's Music School (opened in 1952)
Belomorsk Children's Music School (opened in 1955)
Kondopoga Children's Music School (opened in 1957)
Petrozavodsk Children's Music and Choral School (opened in 1966)[109]
G. A. Vavilov Kostomukshi Children's Music School (opened in 1977)
Petrozavodsk Children's Music School named after G. V. Sviridov (opened in 1983)[110]
Children's Art School of Petrozavodsk named after M. A. Balakirev (opened in 1991)[111]
Musical groups: Sattuma family ensemble, Leo Sevets, Santtu Karhu & Talvisovat, Myllärit, Drolls Early Music Ensemble, WaTaGa.
Museum of Fine Arts of the Republic of Karelia[113][115]
Museum of the History of Public Education of the Republic of Karelia[116]
«Kizhi» State Historical, Architectural and Ethnographic Museum-Reserve
National Museum of the Republic of Karelia
Museum of Fine Arts of the Republic of Karelia
Lonin Museum of Veps Ethnography
Valaam
Church of the Apostle Peter in Marcial Waters
District and city
Regional Museum of the Northern Ladoga Region (Sortavalsky district)
Olonets National Museum of Karelians-Livviks named after N. G. Prilukin
Pudozhsky Local History Museum named after A. F. Korablev[117]
Medvezhegorsky District Museum
Pitkyaranta Museum of Local Lore named after V. F. Sebin
Belomorsky Regional Museum of Local Lore «Belomorsky petroglyphs»
Kemsky Regional Museum of Local Lore «Pomorie»
Kondopoga City Museum of Local Lore
Cultural and Museum Center of Kostomuksha
Segezha Museum Center
Kurkiek Regional History Center
Museum of Industrial History of Petrozavodsk (opened in 2011)
Private, departmental, enterprise museums
Center for Fire Prevention Propaganda and Public Relations at the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia in the Republic of Karelia (Petrozavodsk)[118]
Maritime Museum «Polar Odyssey» (opened on the territory of the Maritime Historical and Cultural Center, Petrozavodsk)[119]
Children's Museum of Local Lore (Palace of Creativity of Children and Youth, Petrozavodsk)[120]
Museum of the History of the Solomenskiy Timber Mill named after L. V. Serkina[121]
Drama Theater of the Republic of Karelia "Creative Workshop"
Non-state author's theater "Ad Liberum"
Mass media
In 1957, the Karelian branch of the Union of Journalists of the USSR (now the Karelian branch of the Union of Journalists of Russia) was organized. In different years, the union was headed by F. A. Trofimov, A. I. Shtykov, K. V. Gnetnev, V. N. Kiryasov, V. A. Tolsky, N. N. Meshkova, A.M. Tsygankov. In 1960-1990, the creative work of the best republican journalists was awarded the annual prize named after K. S. Eremeev. Currently, every year on the eve of the Day of the Russian Journalist, the Union of Journalists of Karelia awards two special prizes: «For skill and dignity» and «For openness to the press».[128]
Newspapers
«Karelia». It is published three times a week. Founder: Legislative Assembly, Government of the Republic of Karelia.[130]
«TVR-Panorama» weekly newspaper. Founders: Publishing house «PetroPress» and Karelian TV company «Nika».
Weekly newspaper «Karelian province».
Weekly newspaper «Moskovskij Komsomolets in Karelia». Founder: CJSC «Editorial Office of the newspaper „Moskovskij Komsomolets“».
Weekly newspaper «Komsomolskaya Pravda in Karelia». Founder: Publishing house «Komsomolskaya Pravda».
Weekly newspaper «Arguments and facts in Karelia». Founder: «Arguments and facts».
«Leninskaya Pravda». It is published twice a month. Founder: Karelian Republican Organization of the Communist Party.
«The Voice» is published twice a month. Founder: Association of Trade Union Organizations of Karelia.
«Lyceum» with an appendix-insert «My newspaper +». It is published once a month. Founder: State institution of the Republic of Karelia «„Karelia“ Publishing House».
Newspaper «Karelian sport». It is published once a month. Founder and publisher: publishing house «Majestic».
Weekly newspaper advertisements: «The Bear», etc.
The Legislative Assembly, the Government and the «Periodika» publishing house produce four newspapers in national languages:
newspaper «Vienan Karjala» («White Sea Karelia») in the Karelian dialect of the Karelian language.
Newspapers are published in the districts of Karelia:[131] «Kostomuksha News», «Prionezhye», «Olonia», «Novaya Kondopoga», «Belomorskaya Tribune», «Ladoga-Sortavala», «Kalevala News», «Pudozhsky Vestnik», «Suoyarvsky Vestnik», «Circumpolar», «Soviet White Sea», «Novaya Ladoga», «MuezerskLes», «Call», «Our life», «Trust», «Dialogue».
Magazines
«Sever» — a monthly literary, artistic, socio-political magazine in Russian. Founder: the Government of Karelia.
«Carelia» («Karelia») — a monthly literary and artistic magazine in Finnish, Karelian (Livvikov and Karelian dialects proper), Vepsian languages. Founders: Ministry of National Policy and Relations with Religious Associations of Karelia, Ingermanland Union of Finns of Karelia, Union of Karelian People, Vepsian Culture Society, «Periodika» publishing house.
«Kipinä» («Sparkle») — monthly children's illustrated magazine in Finnish. Founders: The Ministry of Education of Karelia and the publishing house «Periodika».
«Industrial Bulletin of Karelia» is a periodical specialized magazine in Russian.
The TV channel GTRK Karelia has daily news releases «Viestit — Karjala» in Finnish.
Online-editions
According to a sociological study of the regional media market conducted in October 2013, the largest share of the media of the Republic of Karelia in terms of the number of published materials belongs to online publications — 77.3%.[139]
Official portal of state authorities of the Republic of Karelia[140]
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Верховный Совет Карельской АССР. №473-ЗРК 30 мая 1978 г. «Конституция Республики Карелия», в ред. Закона №1314-ЗРК от 16 июля 2009 г «О внесении изменений в Конституцию Республики Карелия». Опубликован: отдельной брошюрой. (Supreme Soviet of the Karelian ASSR. #473-ZRK May 30, 1978 Constitution of the Republic of Karelia, as amended by the Law #1314-ZRK of July 16, 2009 On Amending the Constitution of the Republic of Karelia. ).
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