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February 19, 2025
Continuity in the study of the cultural and scientific heritage of Karelia in the focus of the Local Lore Conference 2025
The 19th Scientific Conference “Local Lore Readings” is taking place at the Republic of Karelia National Library on 19–20 February. The main theme this year is the “Cultural and Scientific Heritage of Karelia: Continuity of Traditions”. Alongside the Library, the conference is co-organized by the Institute of Linguistics, Literature and History KarRC RAS, whose staff are among speakers and session moderators.
The 19th Scientific Conference “Local Lore Readings” is taking place at the Republic of Karelia National Library on 19–20 February. The main theme this year is the “Cultural and Scientific Heritage of Karelia: Continuity of Traditions”. Alongside the Library, the conference is co-organized by the Institute of Linguistics, Literature and History KarRC RAS, whose staff are among speakers and session moderators.
February 19, 2025
The first popular-science tour in Karelia will be about geology
The Ministry of Economic Development of Karelia announced the launch of the first popular-science tour in the republic. It will present the region's attractions from the perspective of the geological history of our planet: visitors to Karelia will be taken to paleovolcanoes and ancient seas, they will learn about the first living organisms, unique minerals and ores. The tour was developed by scientists of the Institute of Geology KarRC RAS within the framework of the popular-science tourism program implemented during the Science and Technology Decade.
The Ministry of Economic Development of Karelia announced the launch of the first popular-science tour in the republic. It will present the region's attractions from the perspective of the geological history of our planet: visitors to Karelia will be taken to paleovolcanoes and ancient seas, they will learn about the first living organisms, unique minerals and ores. The tour was developed by scientists of the Institute of Geology KarRC RAS within the framework of the popular-science tourism program implemented during the Science and Technology Decade.
February 17, 2025
Ethnologists rethink the role of Christian traditions in Karelian funeral rituals from the folk religion perspective
The influence of Orthodox traditions on the funeral and memorial rituals of Ludic Karelians is studied by ethnologist Sergey Minvaleev. Funeral rituals are one of the spheres of traditional culture that is most resistant to change; they are still observed, especially by villagers. Because of the atheistic approach, the importance of church requirements and rituals in this sphere was largely ignored in Soviet historiography. In recent decades, scientists in Russia have been revisiting this topic from the perspective of the folk religion - a synthesis of ethnic beliefs and official theological practices.
The influence of Orthodox traditions on the funeral and memorial rituals of Ludic Karelians is studied by ethnologist Sergey Minvaleev. Funeral rituals are one of the spheres of traditional culture that is most resistant to change; they are still observed, especially by villagers. Because of the atheistic approach, the importance of church requirements and rituals in this sphere was largely ignored in Soviet historiography. In recent decades, scientists in Russia have been revisiting this topic from the perspective of the folk religion - a synthesis of ethnic beliefs and official theological practices.
February 12, 2025
The 80th anniversary of the Great Victory was the central topic of the Learned Council session celebrating the Russian Science Day
This year, the Learned Council session celebrating the Russian Science Day was dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War. Scientists from the Karelian Research Centre RAS, Petrozavodsk State University (PetrSU), and Karelian Branch of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA) presented the results of their studies and the ongoing projects dealing with history.
This year, the Learned Council session celebrating the Russian Science Day was dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War. Scientists from the Karelian Research Centre RAS, Petrozavodsk State University (PetrSU), and Karelian Branch of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA) presented the results of their studies and the ongoing projects dealing with history.