Dormition Church.

Kondopoga (Russian: Кондопога, Finnish: Kontupohja) is a town in the Republic of Karelia, Russia. It is situated on the coast of the Kondopozhskaya gulf of Lake Onega, near the mouth of the Suna River and Kivach Nature Reserve, about 54 km from Petrozavodsk. Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... The Republic of Karelia (Russian: ) is a federal subject of the Russian Federation (a republic). ... Lake Onega (also known as Onego, Onezhskoe ozero (from Russian, Онежское озеро), and Onezhskoe lake, Finnish: Ääninen or Äänisjärvi) is a lake in the Russian Federation. ... Kivach Waterfall on the Suna. ... Kivach in 2006. ... Petrozavodsk (Russian: ; Karelian/Finnish: Petroskoi) is the capital of the Republic of Karelia, Russia, with a population of 266,160 (2002 Census). ...

Kondopoga has a railroad station on the Moscow–Murmansk railroad, some of the largest pulp and paper mills in Eastern Europe, a medical college, and facilities for the manufacture of building materials. Population: 34,863 (2002 Census). Location Position of Moscow in Europe Government Country District Subdivision Russia Central Federal District Federal City Mayor Yuriy Luzhkov Geographical characteristics Area  - City 1,081 km² Population  - City (2007)    - Density 10,469,000   9684. ... Murmansk, Archangelsk, Dikson, Tiksi, on the Arctic Ocean Murmansk coin Murmansk (Russian: ) is a city in the extreme northwest of Russia (north of the Arctic circle) with a seaport on the Kola Gulf, 12 km from the Barents Sea on the northern shore of the Kola Peninsula, not far from... Russian Census of 2002 (Russian: ) was the first census of Russian Federation carried out on October 9, 2002. ...

First recorded as early as 1495, Kondopoga retains a rare monument of Russian wooden architecture — the Dormition Church (Успенская церковь), built in 1774. The central column of this church is crowned by a hipped roof, 42 m in total height. The column is based on a central rectangular framework, with adjacent frameworks for the refectory and altar. The altar framework is covered by a traditional wooden roof, called a barrel roof. Hipped roof is a special type of a roof, widely used in Russian architecture for churches and belltowers. ... A refectory is a dining room, especially in monasteries, boarding schools and academic institutions. ... Look up Altar in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The rocket-like church at Ostrov near Moscow is considered typical for Boris Godunovs reign. ...

2006 ethnic tensions

On the night 29 August - 30 August two ethnic Russians were killed and several others badly injured by Chechens in the Chayka («Чайка») restaurant, owned by an Azeri. August 29 is the 241st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (242nd in leap years), with 124 days remaining. ... August 30 is the 242nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (243rd in leap years), with 123 days remaining. ...

2 September, two days after the beginning of rioting, there was a mass meeting held at the town hall. A number of Russian nationalists came from Moscow, including leaders of Movement Against Illegal Immigration, and organized a rally calling on the government to forcibly resettle all people from the Caucasus, especially ethnic Chechens, from the town. September 2 is the 245th day of the year (246th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Location Position of Moscow in Europe Government Country District Subdivision Russia Central Federal District Federal City Mayor Yuriy Luzhkov Geographical characteristics Area  - City 1,081 km² Population  - City (2007)    - Density 10,469,000   9684. ... Emblem of Movement Against Illegal Immigration Movement Against Illegal Immigration (DPNI) (Russian: Движение против нелегальной иммиграции — ДПНИ) is a Russian far-right anti-immigrant organization. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Caucasus Mountains. ...

On the night of 1-2 September 2006, groups of ethnic Russian youths clashed with OMON (Ministry of Internal Affairs special forces) troops and destroyed the Chayka restaurant by setting it on fire. A number of Chechen-owned businesses were also targeted. September 2 is the 245th day of the year (246th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... The OMON insignia OMON (Russian: Отряд милиции особого назначения; Otryad Militsii Osobogo Naznacheniya, Special Purpose Detachment of Militsiya) is a generic name for the system of special units of militsiya within the Russian and earlier the Soviet, Ministerstvo Vnutrennih Del (MVD; Ministry of Internal Affairs). ...

View from space

Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1280x958, 150 KB) Kondopoga, Russia This is a NASA World Wind screenshot. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1280x958, 150 KB) Kondopoga, Russia This is a NASA World Wind screenshot. ...

External links

• Municipal website (en, ru, fi)

Links about recent ethnic tensions in Kondopoga

• Fear and Uncertainty Reign in Kondopoga, by Carl Schreck, The Moscow Times, 14 September 2006.
• Russian town hit by race violence , BBC, 4 September 2006.
• Violent Mobs Attack Immigrants in Karelia, St. Petersburg Times (Russia), 5 September 2006.
• Authorities scramble to curb ethnic violence in North Russia, RIAN, 4 September 2006.
• Kondopoga city forum with first-hand discussions of the conflict (in Russian)
• Movement Against Illegal Immigration. Events in Kondopoga (in Russian)
• Interethnic conflict in Kondopoga, in Russian wiki. (Russian)

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	Cities and towns in the Republic of Karelia
	Capital: Petrozavodsk Belomorsk | Kem | Kondopoga | Kostomuksha | Lakhdenpokhya | Medvezhyegorsk | Olonets | Pitkyaranta | Pudozh | Segezha | Sortavala | Suoyarvi Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The Republic of Karelia (Russian: ) is a federal subject of the Russian Federation (a republic). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Russia. ... Petrozavodsk (Russian: ; Karelian/Finnish: Petroskoi) is the capital of the Republic of Karelia, Russia, with a population of 266,160 (2002 Census). ... Belomorsk (Russian: ) is a town in the Republic of Karelia, Russia. ... View of Kem in 1911 Kem (Russian: ) is a historic town in the Republic of Karelia, Russia, located on the railroad leading from Petrozavodsk to Murmansk. ... Kostomuksha is a town located in North-Western part of Russian Karelia, in 30 km from Finnish border. ... Lakhdenpokhya (Russian: ; Finnish: ) is a town in the Republic of Karelia, Russia, located some 330 km west of Petrozavodsk on the Aura-Yoki River at . Population: 8,751 (2002 Census). ... Medvezhyegorsk (Russian: ) (Bear Mountains) also transliterated as Medvejegorsk and Medvezegorsk and formerly known as Medvezhyya Gora and Karhumäki is a town in the Republic of Karelia, Russia. ... The towns coat of arms was promulgated by Catherine the Great in 1781. ... Pitkyaranta (Russian: , Finnish: ) is a town in the Republic of Karelia, Russia. ... Pudozh (Russian: ) is a town in the Republic of Karelia, Russia, located on the Vodla River some 352 km east of Petrozavodsk. ... Segezha (Russian: , Finnish: ) is a town in the Republic of Karelia, Russia. ... Sortavala (Russian: ) is a town in the Republic of Karelia, Russia, located at the northern tip of Lake Ladoga. ... Suoyarvi (Russian: ; Finnish: ) is a town in the Republic of Karelia, Russia, located some 140 km north-west of Petrozavodsk at . Population: 11,600 (2002 Census). ...

Coordinates: 62°12′″N, 34°16′″E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...