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November 9, 2023
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November 6, 2026
Ethnologists of KarRC RAS release a popular-science book on the burial culture of Karelia
The book "Funeral Rites in Karelia" has been released by the well-known Russian publishing house MIF. Its authors are researchers from the Ethnology Section of the Institute of Linguistics, Literature and History KarRC RAS, Alexei Konkka and Sergey Minvaleev. In this popular-science book, the Karelian scientists tell in simple language about the funeral ritualism – one of the spheres of traditional culture most resistant to change. The ethnologists have summarized archival and contemporary research on unique rituals and the Karelians' ideas about the world of the dead, and have also compared the funeral and memorial customs of different peoples and ethnic groups.
The book "Funeral Rites in Karelia" has been released by the well-known Russian publishing house MIF. Its authors are researchers from the Ethnology Section of the Institute of Linguistics, Literature and History KarRC RAS, Alexei Konkka and Sergey Minvaleev. In this popular-science book, the Karelian scientists tell in simple language about the funeral ritualism – one of the spheres of traditional culture most resistant to change. The ethnologists have summarized archival and contemporary research on unique rituals and the Karelians' ideas about the world of the dead, and have also compared the funeral and memorial customs of different peoples and ethnic groups.
November 6, 2026
We congratulate Roman Obabko, Junior Researcher of the Laboratory of Boreal Forest Dynamics and Productivity of the Forest Research Institute KarRC RAS, on successful viva defense of his Candidate of Sciences dissertation!
November 4, 2026
Awards for KarRC RAS scientists
During a celebratory event held in the Noble Assembly Hall of the National Museum of Karelia on the eve of National Unity Day, the Head of Karelia, Artur Parfenchikov presented honorary titles, orders, medals and badges to distinguished residents of Karelia.
During a celebratory event held in the Noble Assembly Hall of the National Museum of Karelia on the eve of National Unity Day, the Head of Karelia, Artur Parfenchikov presented honorary titles, orders, medals and badges to distinguished residents of Karelia.