Search results
Karelia. Karelians ( Karelian: karjalaižet, karjalazet, karjalaiset; Finnish: karjalaiset; Swedish: kareler, karelare; Russian: карелы, romanized : karely) are a Finnic ethnic group who are indigenous to the historical region of Karelia, which is today split between Finland and Russia. Karelians living in Russian Karelia are considered a ...
Oct 17, 2016 · Karelians in the 21st century. Today there are approximately 73,000 Karelians. According to the 2010 Russian census, there are about 60,000 Karelians in Russia. Approximately 10,000 Karelians live ...
Nov 14, 2016 · Karelians are a tall, blue-eyed people, often with fair, almost reddish hair. A host of rumours and legends surround them. Allegedly, they still worship the forest, resist authority and engage in ...
Karelians are a Finnic ethnic group who are indigenous to the historical region of Karelia, which is today split between Finland and Russia. Karelians living in Russian Karelia are considered a distinct ethnic group closely related to Finnish Karelians, who are considered a subset of Finns. This distinction historically arose from Karelia having been fought over and eventually split between ...
The organization, headed by the original founder Dmitry Kuznetsov, also known as Miteri Panfilov, is called "Stop the Occupation of Karelia" (Finnish: Lopeta Karjalan Valtaus); it was previously known as the Karelian national liberation movement. Currently, Oleinik is using the name of his organization completely illegally..
In 1989 the total population was 795,000, with 77,200 registered as Karelians. The total number of Karelians in the USSR was 138,000 in 1979. Most of the Karelians currently live in the Olonec and Pr ää s ä regional units in the south and in the Kalevala District in the north. Linguistic Affiliation.
The Karelians are the indigenous people of Karelia, who lived on these lands for hundreds of years. In addition to the common name different ethnic groups Karel preserved their self-designation. So, in the Central and Northern regions of Karelia they call themselves «karyalane», in the Ladoga area – «livvikane», and in the Onega country ...
