Tverin Karjala

Tverin Karjala

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This flag above is that of Likhoslav in Tver Oblast. The flag is related to the symbols of the Republic of Karelia
and is widely accepted as the flag of Tver Karelians.

Likhoslav was the "capital" of the Karelian National District from 1937 to 1939, when the district was liquidated
on order of Stalin.
Karelian population of Tver area declined dramatically and now stands at about 14.600.

In 1997, the National-Cultural Autonomy of Tver Karelians was created with the headquarters in Likhoslav and led by the organization Tverin Karielat.