Republic of Karelia
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The Republic of Karelia, or simply Karelia or Karjala 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
A lake in the Republic of Karelia
Korela Fort
Union of White Sea Karelians
Sandarmokh forest
Petrozavodsk
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Petrozavodsk is the capital city of the Republic of Karelia, Russia, which stretches along the western shore of Lake Onega for some 27 kilometers. The population of the city is 280,890 as of 2022.
Republic of Karelia
…Federal District, and covers an area of 172,400 square kilometres (66,600 square miles), with a population of 533,121 residents. Its capital is Petrozavodsk. The modern Karelian Republic was founded as an autonomous republic within the Russian SFSR, by the Resolution of the Presidium of the All-Russian…
A church in Petrozavodsk, as photographed ca. 1912 by Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky
Round Square in central Petrozavodsk
The administration and the Petrozavodsk council occupy the building at 2 Lenin Prospect
The Petrozavodsk State University