Lake Onega
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Lake Onega is a lake in northwestern Russia, on the territory of the Republic of Karelia, Leningrad Oblast and Vologda Oblast. It belongs to the basin of the Baltic Sea, and is the second-largest lake
The Dormition Church in Kondopoga before its destruction by an arsonist in 2018
A 14th-century wooden church from the Muromsky Monastery (considered to be the oldest wooden building in Russia)
Onego lake
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White Sea–Baltic Canal
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The White Sea–Baltic Canal, often abbreviated to White Sea Canal, is a man-made ship canal in Russia. Opening on 2 August 1933, it connects the White Sea, in the Arctic Ocean, with Lake Onega, which i
Lake Onega
…the southern boundary of Karelia, runs from the southwestern shore of Lake Onega to Lake Ladoga and continues as the Neva to the Gulf of Finland. The White Sea–Baltic Canal runs through the lake from the White Sea to the Baltic Sea. The Volga–Baltic Waterway connects Onega Lake with the Volga, Caspian Sea and Black Sea…
White Sea–Baltic Canal, lock P7120376 2200
Prisoners at work, 1932
The prisoners' labour at the Belomorkanal construction site
Chief of works Naftaly Frenkel (rightmost), head of GULAG Matvei Berman (center), chief of the southern part of the canal Afanasyev (second from left)