Olonets Karelia

Olonets Karelia (Finnish: Aunuksen Karjala, shortened.

Anus; Russian: Олонецкая Карелия, romanized: Olonetskaja Karelija) is a historical and cultural region and the southern portion of East Karelia, which is part of Russia.

[2] The largest city in the Olonets Karelia region is Petrozavodsk, followed by Kondopoga, Segezha and Medvezhyegorsk.

[3] Olonets Karelia has largely belonged to Russians in its documented history, being under the control of the Novgorod Republic since the 1100s, and later falling under Muscovite control by around 1478.

Olonets Karelia fell under Finnish occupation during the Continuation War, however the region was retaken by the Soviet Red Army during the Vyborg-Petrozavodsk Offensive.

Olonets Governorate , which was sometimes used to demarcate Olonets Karelia
Parts of Karelia, as they are divided today