Christian Names of Karelians [PDF]
The article analyses the forms of Christian names used in the past and in the present on the territory of the Karelian ethnic group’s settlement — in Finland, as well as in Russian Karelia, Tver and Leningrad regions.
Denis V. Kuzmin
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Outdoor activities foster local plant knowledge in Karelia, NE Europe [PDF]
Wild edible plants, particularly berries, are relevant nutritional elements in the Nordic countries. In contrast to decreasing global trends, approximately 60% of the Finnish population is actively involved in (berry) foraging. We conducted 67 interviews
G. Mattalia +8 more
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The Karelians: securing the right to preserve traditional habitats (experience of the republic of Karelia) [PDF]
The article is devoted to the problem of preserving the places of traditional residence of Karelians in modern conditions of significant reduction in the number of Karelians and dispersed residence in the Republic of Karelia (RK).
Yalovitsyna Svetlana
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The article analyzes the system of personal female names of the Karelian population. As the author demonstrates, the collected corpus of historical and modern Karelian women’s names is yet very incomplete and severely understudied.
Denis V. Kuzmin
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Religious and mythological ideas of Karelians about smallpox, rubella, measles and chicken-pox diseases [PDF]
Traditional medicine has always triggered genuine interest among researchers. It reflects not only medical practice, rational and irrational, but also prognostics of diseases, beliefs, conspiracy traditions, ritual magic, etc.
Pashkova T.V.
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Wind in the mythology of Karelians (based on folk medicine data) [PDF]
The chronological framework of this research covers the period from the mid-20th to the early 21st century. The geography of the study includes the areas of traditional residence of Karelians within the modern administrative borders of Russia: the ...
Pashkova T.V.
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Representations of Karelians and the Karelian language in Karelian and Russian local newspapers
The paper presents the results of a critical discourse analysis study conducted on two Karelian and two Russian local newspapers that are regularly published in the Republic of Karelia.
Outi Tánczos
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Elevated Levels of 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D in Plasma as a Missing Risk Factor for Celiac Disease [PDF]
Seth Scott Bittker Ronin Institute, Montclair, NJ, USACorrespondence: Seth Scott Bittker 17 Edmond Street, Darien, CT 06820, USATel +1 212-203-6550Email sbittker@yahoo.comAbstract: The prevalence of celiac disease (CD) has increased significantly in some
Bittker SS
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The Baltic Finnish Peoples Divided by State and Administrative Borders: Territorial Development of the Karelians, Vepsians, and Setos [PDF]
Ethnocultural diversity of the Russian Federation is not only an important component of its historical heritage but also a significant resource for development. However, a number of ethnic groups are on the brink of extinction.
Manakov Andrei , Terenina Natalia
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Oikonymy of the Livvik Karelians
The article investigates the settlement names in Southern (Olonets) Karelia, where the Livvik dialect of the Karelian language has been spoken for centuries.
Denis Viktorovich Kuzmin
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