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 in Europe after Lake Ladoga, slightly smaller than Lebanon. The lake is fed by about 50 rivers and is drained by the Svir.
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)
Image: Onego lake
Image: Мыс Бесов нос (вид с коптера)
Republic of Karelia
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The Republic of Karelia, Karjala or Karelia, is a republic of Russia situated in the northwest of the country. The republic is a part of the Northwestern Federal District, and covers an area of 172,400 square kilometres, with a population of 533,121 residents. Its capital is Petrozavodsk.
A lake in the Republic of Karelia
Korela Fort
Union of White Sea Karelians
Sandarmokh forest