Karelian Collection

Karelian types, 1915. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Karelian types, 1915. Group portrait of four Karelian men sitting on a cart. In album: Views along the Murmansk Railway, Russian Empire.

Portrait sketch: Karelian yurts, 1928. Creator: Dmitrii Innokent'evich Karatanov
Portrait sketch: Karelian yurts, 1928. V. I. Surikov Museum of Art in Krasnoiarsk

Portrait of an Elderly Woman, Karelin Yurts, 1927. Creator: Dmitrii Innokent'evich Karatanov
Portrait of an Elderly Woman, Karelin Yurts, 1927. Novosibirsk State Museum of Regional History and Folklife

The Sad Exodus of the Finns (colour litho)
2783994 The Sad Exodus of the Finns (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The sad exodus of the Finns)

The Defence of the Sampo, 1896 (tempera on canvas)
1078529 The Defence of the Sampo, 1896 (tempera on canvas) by Gallen-Kallela, Akseli Valdemar (1865-1931); 122x125 cm; Turku Art Museum

Green Sensation, 1904 (oil on canvas)
SRM96574 Green Sensation, 1904 (oil on canvas) by Rylov, Arkadij Aleksandrovic (1870-1939); 107x146 cm; State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia; eState Russian Museum; Russian, out of copyright

Karelians having tea by a river, near Archangel, Russia, c1930s. A print from Countries of the World, edited by JA Hammerton, volume V, the Fleetway House, London, c1930s

Maison Lyons Corner House - Marble Arch, London - Interior
Quote from The Kalevala (Kalewala) a 19th-century work of epic poetry compiled by Elias Lonnrot from Karelian and Finnish oral folklore and mythology

Vyborg (Wiborg) Castle, built in 1293. Vyborg Castle was one of the three major castles of Finland. Date: 1899

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Amidst the harsh winter of Karelia, Austrian prisoners of war found solace in the monotony of their barracks, a far cry from the battlefields that once held them captive (Austrian prisoners of war before their barracks in Karelia after the failed winter war). Meanwhile, the Sad Exodus of Finns painted a poignant picture of displacement and loss (The Sad Exodus of the Finns, colour litho). In contrast, the Defence of the Sampo depicted the courage and resilience of the Finnish people during the 1896 war (The Defence of the Sampo, 1896, tempera on canvas). As the world changed, so did the landscape of Karelians' daily life. The Green Sensation captured the serene beauty of a moment by the river (Green Sensation, 1904, oil on canvas). Yet, even in the 1930s, the harsh realities of life in Russia were evident in the simple act of having tea (Karelians having tea by a river, near Archangel, Russia, c1930s). Across the continent, the Maison Lyons Corner House in Marble Arch, London, offered a glimpse into the opulence of the Western world (Maison Lyons Corner House - Marble Arch, London - Interior). And yet, the imposing Vyborg (Wiborg) Castle, a testament to the rich history of Karelia, stood the test of time, bearing witness to the region's complex past (Vyborg (Wiborg) Castle).