Ethnic Processes in Karelia in the Post-Soviet Period (Implementation Features of Ethnic and National Policy)

  • Zinaida Strogalschikova Institute of Linguistics, Literature and History of the Karelian Research Centre, Russian Academy of Sciences
Keywords: Karelians, Vepsians, Finns, ethnic policy, national policy

Abstract

The paper presents ethnic and cultural development of Karelians, Finns and Vepsians of Karelia in the Soviet and post-Soviet periods against political background, including relations with Finland and the internal political situation in the USSR/ Russia and Karelia. The paper shows that the Karelian and Vepsian communities of 1990s were the main initiator and actor of all activities to revive their languages and cultures.

Published
2019-12-03