The exhibition “Karelia. History in Stone” at the National Library of the Republic of Karelia will present a variety of exhibits: solidified lava, fragments of the ancient sea bed, hematite ore specimens, etc. Through these exhibits visitors will be able to connect to the history of the Earth and learn what Karelia looked like billions of years ago: how many volcanoes there were around the present-day Petrozavodsk, what lake was formed by meteorite impact, where the traces of an ancient sea beach in the Klyuchevaya district come from, and a lot more.
During April, visitors will be offered lectures and master classes: to examine minerals under a microscope, to learn how stones differ from each other, and to trace their path from a body of rock to a piece of interior design.
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April 1, 2025
Scholarly geologists to give a series of lectures and master classes within the “Karelia. History in Stone” exhibition
The exhibition “Karelia. History in Stone” prepared by the Institute of Geology KarRC RAS is set to open at the National Library of the Republic of Karelia on April 6. It will introduce visitors to natural features found around Petrozavodsk: traces of volcanic eruptions, marine sediments and evidence of the origin of early life forms. During the month, scientists will be giving lectures and master classes at the library.
The exhibition “Karelia. History in Stone” prepared by the Institute of Geology KarRC RAS is set to open at the National Library of the Republic of Karelia on April 6. It will introduce visitors to natural features found around Petrozavodsk: traces of volcanic eruptions, marine sediments and evidence of the origin of early life forms. During the month, scientists will be giving lectures and master classes at the library.
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April 11, 2025
The scientific approach to help provide the Karelian market with locally produced potatoes more efficiently
KarRC RAS scientists are working on a technology to ensure continuous supply of locally produced potatoes to the regional market. It is a pipeline of industrial-scale production of potatoes of different cultivars with different ripening dates. To this end, specialists of Vilga Agrotechnology Laboratory studied the released and introduced cultivars with high yield, marketability, average weight per tuber and determined the ones most suitable for our region.
KarRC RAS scientists are working on a technology to ensure continuous supply of locally produced potatoes to the regional market. It is a pipeline of industrial-scale production of potatoes of different cultivars with different ripening dates. To this end, specialists of Vilga Agrotechnology Laboratory studied the released and introduced cultivars with high yield, marketability, average weight per tuber and determined the ones most suitable for our region.
April 10, 2025
Participants of the Winter Hands-on School in Limnology to assess water quality in lakes of the Kosmuksha area
Northern Water Problems Institute KarRC RAS is holding a Winter Hand-on School in Limnology. From April 6 to 11, lake-science beginners from Petrozavodsk and St. Petersburg and school teachers study the theoretical basics and get practical skills of research on the ice of lakes Kamennoye and Kontokki in the Kostomuksha Nature Reserve.
Northern Water Problems Institute KarRC RAS is holding a Winter Hand-on School in Limnology. From April 6 to 11, lake-science beginners from Petrozavodsk and St. Petersburg and school teachers study the theoretical basics and get practical skills of research on the ice of lakes Kamennoye and Kontokki in the Kostomuksha Nature Reserve.
April 9, 2025
Marathon of Letters from the Frontlines written in Karelian and Vepsian continues
The Institute of Linguistics, Literature and History KarRC RAS continues collecting letters from/to the frontlines written in Karelian and Vepsian, stored in family archives, within the Marathon “Hengen vägi muaman kieles” - “Fortitude in the Native Tongue”. The campaign is dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War, the Year of the Defender of the Fatherland and the International Decade of Indigenous Languages. Contributors are welcome to share their archival letters until April 15.
The Institute of Linguistics, Literature and History KarRC RAS continues collecting letters from/to the frontlines written in Karelian and Vepsian, stored in family archives, within the Marathon “Hengen vägi muaman kieles” - “Fortitude in the Native Tongue”. The campaign is dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War, the Year of the Defender of the Fatherland and the International Decade of Indigenous Languages. Contributors are welcome to share their archival letters until April 15.