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As the local Karelian population was unwilling to end up under Soviet rule, over 400,000 people were evacuated across Finland's new border from the territories that were to be ceded. After the Continuation War (1941–1944), in which Finland temporarily held most of Eastern Karelia, several thousands of Karelians chose to migrate west as ...
Karelia (/ k ə ˈ r iː l ɪ ə, k ə ˈ r iː l j ə /; Karelian and Finnish: Karjala [ˈkɑrjɑlɑ]; Russian: Каре́лия, romanized: Kareliya [kɐˈrʲelʲɪjə], historically Коре́ла, Korela [kɐˈrʲelʲə]; Swedish: Karelen [kɑˈreːlen]) is an area in Northern Europe of historical significance for Russia (including the Soviet era), Finland, and Sweden.
Kristina Karjalainen, Karelian-Lithuanian model born in Estonia; Aleksandr Kokko, Ingrian football player; Leo Komarov, Finno-Russian ice hockey player in the National Hockey League; Yelena Kondulainen, Ingrian actress; Timothy Kopra, astronaut; Robert Kurvitz, Estonian-Karelian novelist, musician, and video game developer
The Karelian people's presence can be dated back to the 7th millennium BC–6th millennium BC. [1] The region itself is rich with fish, lakes, and minerals, and because of that its holder has changed throughout history, and to this day it is divided between the Republic of Finland and the Russian Federation.
Finnish Karelian people (9 P) Karelian-Finnish folklore (1 C, 19 P) R. Russian Karelian people (11 P) Pages in category "Karelian people"
The modern Karelian Republic was founded as an autonomous republic within the Russian SFSR, by the Resolution of the Presidium of the All-Russian Central Executive Committee (VTsIK) on 27 June 1923 and by the Decree of the VTsIK and the Council of People's Commissars of 25 July 1923, from the Karelian Labour Commune.
The Union of Karelian People also organized education in Karelian in the PetrSU, the "Čičiliusku" puppet theatre company and popularized the game of Kyykkä in the Republic. The UKP works closely with the Ministry of the Republic of Karelia for National Policy and the Finnish Union of White Sea Karelians .
Pages in category "People of Karelian descent" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. K. Robert Kurvitz; O.