Karelia

September is known not only as the first autumn month, but also as a month when all theaters open their doors. Petrozavodsk begins new theatre season with interesting events and new performances. Despite the fact that Petrozavodsk is a small city it can boast a rich cultural life. And there is no doubt that everyone […]

Students of Enjoy Russian school visited the Northern cuisine restaurant Lara and Lorenzo from Italy came to Petrozavodsk (North-West of Russia) to study Russian and compare two cultures. They couldn’t imagine that only after a few days in Karelia they would be able to try bear meat, elk meat, traditional fish soup and pies kalitki. […]

Ruskeala Symphony Music Festival is a young but very significant and long-awaited event of August. This Music Festival was held in 2017 for the first time and immediately became a part of the top list events in the Republic of Karelia. This event is a perfect match of the location and music. Ruskeala – is […]

4 natural wonders of Karelia If you’re interested in visiting Russia you should know that Karelia is famous for its charming nature and fascinating sights. That’s a perfect region to explore North Russia if you want to feel unity with nature: this place is rich in forests, lakes, rivers, waterfalls, mountains and has this special […]

Every June in Petrozavodsk teams from all over Karelia meet to take part in the Republican Festival of folk game kyykka “Karelian towns”. Our students also played this game, they did not become champions, but maybe next time…Who knows? Kyykka is an old folk Karelian game that was very popular in Karelian and also Finnish […]

Once the days become warmer and sunnier all Russians ahead to their dachas or just outside the city to make shashiki. Luckily, Karelia is a land of lakes, forests and just beautiful nature spots and there is no need to go far away from the city to enjoy nature and silence. Shashlik – this word […]

Discover Karelian culture throught the dance

Host families will show you how to have fun like locals

Students who’re going to study at “Enjoy Russian” school often ask how much money they need to bring with them to Russia

As says a popular Russian song: “Karelia will remain in my dreams forever”. What should you know when traveling to Karelia?