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Ludians’ harbingers of impending death and their representations of transition to the underworld [PDF]

Финно-угорский мир, 2022
Introduction. The author studies religious and mythological representations regarding the death of one of a little-studied ethnic groups which are Ludian Karelians.
Sergei A. Minvaleev
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The Observatory of Finno-Ugric Indigenous Peoples in the Republic of Karelia [PDF]

Арктика и Север, 2020
The article deals with the potential rights implementation assessment for the Karelians, the Vepsians, and the Finns — indigenous minorities and ethnic (national) minorities in the Republic of Karelia.
Maria A. PITUKHINA, Ivan V. RADIKOV, Vladimir A. VOLOKH   +2 more
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What Are Karelians Made of, RuNet? [PDF]

Journal on Ethnopolitics and Minority Issues in Europe, 2021
The social construction of the concepts of Karelian people, culture, and land develops in temporal flux. In the 2010s, the expansion of internet usage empowered previously unheard voices engaging these concepts in Russia.
Teemu Oivo
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Karelian Heritage in the Toponymy of the Southeastern Lake Onega Area [PDF]

Вопросы ономастики, 2015
The article focuses on place names of Karelian origin on the territory of Southeastern Lake Onega region and provides linguistic and historical evidence of Karelians’ migrations to the area in question.
Anton I. Sobolev
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The Baltic Finnish Peoples Divided by State and Administrative Borders: Territorial Development of the Karelians, Vepsians, and Setos [PDF]

Baltic Region, 2015
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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Contemporary Prose of Karelia in Karelian, Veps, and Finnish

Polylinguality and Transcultural Practices
The paper analyzes the literary process in the prose genre in the times of the new border reality. The subject of the study is original stories, novellas, and novels written in Karelian, Veps, and Finnish. The aim is to spot vulnerabilities in the modern
Natalia V. Chikina
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Middelalderens nordnorske borganlegg

Viking, 2018
The medieval castles of Northern Norway While the medieval castles of Southern Norway were defensive fortifications on what traditionally was considered Norwegian territory, the castles of Northern Norway were frontier fortifications established on ...
Inge Sørgård
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Imitating Karelian: How Is Karelian Recalled and Imitated by Finns with Border Karelian Roots? [PDF]

, 2020
This article deals with Viena Karelian laypeople’s perceptions and evaluations of dialect. One aim was to determine which dialect features are discussed among laypeople and how laypeople perform in a listening task.
Riionheimo Helka, Palander Marjatta
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Studies of Local Lore as a Form of Ethnic Consciousness: The Karelians of Olonets Province in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries

Journal of Ethnology and Folkloristics, 2011
Author deals with 19th century intellectuals of Olonets Karelian origin who started to be interested in local language, culture and ways of life. They started to compile and publish corresponding texts and it meant the beginning of ethnic mobilization of
Alexandr M. Pashkov
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Healing properties of berry plants in Karelian folk medicine (based on field research) [PDF]

Финно-угорский мир, 2022
Introduction. The research analyzes and systematizes the field materials of folk medicine of the Karelians collected by the authors among the Karelians living in Karelia in the 2000-ies. Materials and Methods.
Tatyana V. Pashkova, Aleksandra P. Rodionova   +1 more
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