2) Karelia. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...later came under Swedish domination and was annexed by Russia in 1721. It constituted the Karelian Soviet Socialist Republic from 1923 to 1940 and from 1956 to 1991,...

3) Karelian. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...Of or relating to Karelia or its people, language, or culture. 1. A native or inhabitant of Karelia. 2. The Finnic language spoken in Karelia....

4) Petrozavodsk. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Petrozavodsk, (pyet´rzvotsk´) (KEY) , city (1989 pop. 269,500), capital of Karelia, NW European Russia, a port on Lake Onega. It produces lumbering equipment and...

5) Kem. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Kem, (kem) (KEY) , river, c.240 mi (390 km) long, Karelia, NW European Russia. It rises SE of Kuusamo, Finland, and flows E into the White Sea....

6) 1919, June 6. 2001. The Encyclopedia of World History
...1919, June 6 War with Russia broke out again, over conflicting claims to Karelia. Hostilities were concluded by the Treaty of Dorpat (Tartu) of Oct. 14, 1920, by...

7) Karelo-Finnish Soviet Socialist Republic. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Karelo-Finnish Soviet Socialist Republic, see Karelia, Russia....

8) Vyg. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
..., Finn. Uikujarvi, Rus. Vygozero, lake, c.300 sq mi (780 sq km), NW European Russia, in Karelia, between Lake Onega and the White Sea. It is fed by the Vyg River,...

9) Onega, Lake. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Aaninen, Rus. Onezhskoye Ozero, lake, c.3,800 sq mi (9,800 sq km), NW European Russia, in Karelia, between Lake Ladoga and the White Sea. The second largest lake...

10) Ladoga, Lake. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Laatokka, Rus. Ladozhskoye Ozero, c.7,000 sq mi (18,100 sq km), NW European Russia, in Karelia, NE of St. Petersburg. The largest lake in Europe, it is c.130 mi (210...