Ethnic Processes in Karelia in the Post-Soviet Period (Implementation Features of Ethnic and National Policy)

The paper presents ethnic and cultural development of Karelians, Finns and Vepsians of Karelia in the Soviet and post-Soviet periods against political background, including relations with Finland and the internal political situation in the USSR/ Russia and Karelia. The paper shows that the Karelian and Vepsian communities of 1990s were the main initiator and actor of all activities to revive their languages and cultures.

Public Writers Organizations of Soviet Karelia in the 1920–1930s

The paper investigates the forms of the political institutions’ and the creative intelligentsia’ interactions. It is shown the close connection of the membership, the main activities of the writers' organizations of Karelia in 1920–1930s with changes in national politics and state ideology.

Karelian Borderland in Provincial Orthodox Publicistic during the First World War and in Journalistic Materials of the Northern Karelians’ National Movement in 1920

This study has shown how the Russian official press of the early 20 century influenced readership’ ideas in Finland and Karelia about the economic and socio-cultural condition of the Russian-Finnish border. The paper is based on Orthodox literature of the early twentieth century that was published both sides of the Russian-Finnish border.

Issues of Teaching the Karelian Language in the Olonets Theological Seminary in the 19th Century

The paper is devoted to problems associated with the organization of education in Olonets seminary, the publication of textbooks and the educators’ activities for the Karelian language teaching. It is based on the Karelian language teachers’ reports, as well as the reports of the Olonets Theological seminary auditors.

Archaeological Sites and Ethnocultural Areas of Medieval Karelia

The paper defines ethnocultural zones of medieval Karelia and describes the process of forming the largest areas. The paper is based on archaeological materials, historical documentation, toponymic, ethnography and anthropology sources.

Ethnic Aspects of the State Repressive Policy in Soviet Karelia of the 1920–1930s

The paper examines the ethnic (national) aspects of the Karelian state’s repressive policy in the border region. The author concludes that State violence, constantly growing in the interwar period, should be regarded as a product of the changing ideas of the country's leadership about the world around and the place of Soviet society in it.

The Orthodox Parish as a Factor of Ethnic Interaction in the late 18 – early 20 Centuries (based on Karelian materials)

The purpose of this paper is to discusses the special aspects of the parish clergy’ and Karelian parishioners’ interaction. It was revealed that the formation of religious education in the Olonets diocese actualized the publication of theological literature in the languages of the indigenous peoples.

Civil War in Karelian Regions of Russia: Challenges and Opportunities of Research

The paper is concerned with the history and historiography of the Civil War in Karelian regions of the Russian North-West (1918–1922). Karelians were at the epicenter of the influence of several political and armed forces and they were compelled to choose a line of political behavior. The main part of the population of North Karelia (Viena Karjala region) has chosen a strategy of self-isolation and the quasi-nation building strategy, which was not viable.

Rebolsky Pogost in the 16th – 18th Centuries. Self-organization of Karelian Peasants and the Ethnocultural Community Building: Interdisciplinary Research Potentsial

The paper is devoted to the integrating role of the peasants self-organization for the ethnocultural community building of Karelians, shows its influence for the formation of Karelian Proper dialect.

The Ethnopolitical Component of the Finnish Occupation Authorities’ Print Propaganda in Karelia in 1941–1944

The paper discusses the ethno-political aspects of the Finnish military administration policy in occupied Karelia in 1941–1944, which was reflected in newspapers. The materials of the periodicals were aimed at forming an idea of the historical and cultural unity of the East Karelia’ and Finland’ population. The result of this activity should have been education of “true” citizens of The Great Finland from “kindred peoples” (i.e. aboriginal persons).