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Articles with tag "Karelia"

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One of the First Russian Soldiers to Invade Ukraine Is Given a Funeral 2 Years Later

Kirill Chistyakov's mother spent two years desperately searching for her son after he went missing in action. He was finally identified last month.
republic of Karelia

FSB Officers Kill Belarusian Activist Accused of Plotting ‘Terrorist Attack’ for Ukraine

Telegram news channels reported that the man killed was Mikalai Aliakseyeu, a critic of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko.
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deadly storm

Parole Overturned for Russian Summer Camp Director in Boating Tragedy Case

Fourteen children from the summer camp in Karelia died after their boat was hit by a sudden storm during a rafting trip in July 2016.
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military court

Russian Student Jailed 9 Years for Secession Calls, Promoting Ukrainian Army

Andrei Vasyurenko was detained in March on charges of “planning to commit high treason by defecting to the enemy's side.”
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republic of Karelia

Secret Putin Residence Discovered Near Finland – Dossier Center

The property is said to feature “three modern-style houses on the shore of Marjalahti Bay, two helipads, and several yacht piers.” 
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memory wars

Memorial to ‘Victims of Finnish Occupation’ Installed at Stalin-Era Mass Grave – Opposition Deputy

Sandarmokh, where at least 6,000 gulag prisoners were buried in mass graves, is officially designated as a “burial place of victims of political repressions...
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Northern Flight: The Teenage Komi-Karelian Activist Who Escaped the FSB

Nikita Goldin, a young advocate for the Komi and Karelian communities, was detained and interrogated for 10 hours. It was then that he knew he had to...
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protected tundra

Russia's Newest National Park Met With Skepticism from Experts

Independent conservationists said that the government is motivated more by “the need to create new protected areas” than actual conservation concerns...
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Languages in Russia Disappearing Faster than Data Suggests, Activists Warn

While Russia's 2021 census might help identify linguistic trends, experts argue it fails to capture the real number of active language users.
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