Finland’s Karelia: Living Geopolitics on an Edge
byLittle known to those outside of Finland, Finnish Karelia is a land of lakes and deep forests and the home of a culture that…
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Petrozavodsk Mayor’s Firing May Backfire on Republic Head and United Russia, Experts Say
byThe vote last week by the city council of Petrozavodsk to fire Galina Shirshina as mayor could be reversed by the courts because the…
Karelia Needs to Restore 1918 Otava Flag: Stepa
byThe flag a nation chooses for itself is important as an indication of how it sees itself and its place in the world. Twenty-five…
How the Internet has Changed Karelia Since First Dial-Ups in 1997
byStaunton – Thanks to the help of Finnish friends, Petrozavodsk, the capital of Karelia, got dial up Internet service in 1997, even before Moscow…
Separatism in Karelia More Serious than Many Think, Petrozavodsk Deputy Says
byStaunton — Karelian nationalists who call for the independence of their republic and raise “unnecessary and harmful questions about additional state languages” there are…