Capital of the Karelian Republic
Small city founded in 1703 in order for Peter the Great to build an iron foundry for manufacturing cannons and anchors used in the GReat Northern War between the Russians and the Swedes. (1700 - 1721)
Over the years , Petrozavodsk has been wrestled between Finland and Russia.
Now half of the Karelian Republic lies in Finland , while the other half in Russia.
And Petrozavodsk is in the Russian side of Karelia.
This is the city to reach in order to take a ferry to Kizhi Island.One of the UNESCO world Heritage Sights of Russia.And this is where i will be spending 2 months studying Russian !
