100 years ago scientists and anthropologists from St. Petersburg travelled to Russian Karelia – a Northern region bordering Finland on the west. Here are the photos of people and nature they took while on this trip. The first one is a woman in a boat. Some photos look like they are from some fairy tale.
Kalevala, two professional “criers” women who cry when something happens.
Another crier.
Kalevala town – young people enjoying a party.
Kalevala town, three young women.
Knyazhnaia Guba
The same place, pictured from the mountain.
Also the same place but now fishing.
Women fishing with nets.
Anastacia – a young wife with her three kids and mother in law.
More relatives.
Kovdozero.
Two sisters – Efimia and Maria.
During the weekend, two friends – Alexei Seredin and Saikko Simo. Some people have Russian names – some people have Finnish names.
Olanga, view of the island.
Olanga, boat on the river.
Olanga, people wish farewell to the travellers.
Olanga, drying fish.
Olanga. A house owner and her barn.
Two Olanga sisters.
Hope you liked those photos!
Great Collection. I have many times been thinking about the huge forests of Karelia, what a hard life they must have had, and how much fantastic history must have been forgotten in all those lakes, marshes and forests.
Beautiful Finnish women!