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Discover Povenets in Russia

Povenets in the region of Kareliya with its 2,539 habitants is a town located in Russia - some 500 mi or ( 805 km ) North of Moscow , the country's capital .

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Local time in Povenets is now 11:47 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Moscow " with a UTC offset of 4 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Petrozavodsk, Nizhneye Volozero, and Ilomantsi. When in this area, you might want to check out Petrozavodsk . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Povenets ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Povenets

Povenets is an urban locality in Medvezhyegorsky District of the Republic of Karelia, Russia, located on the shore of Lake Onega, 231 kilometers north of Petrozavodsk. Population of Povenets: 2,209; 2,608; 4,208. Povenets is 19 km from Sandarmokh, the site of mass execution by shooting and burial of victims of Soviet political repressions.

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Located at 62.85 34.85 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Urban-type settlements in the Republic of Karelia

Sandarmokh

Sandarmokh is a forest massif 19 km from Povenets in Medvezhyegorsky District, Karelia, Russia and the site of mass shootings and burials of victims of Soviet political repressions. These prisoners were executed within the period of October 27 – November 4, 1937. Many of the victims were from the nearby Solovki prison camp. The site is now a memorial cemetery.

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Located at 62.86 34.73 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Democides, History of the Soviet Union and Soviet Russia, Mass graves, Massacres in the Soviet Union, NKVD, Political repression in the Soviet Union

White Sea – Baltic Canal

The White Sea – Baltic Sea Canal (Russian: Беломо́рско–Балти́йский кана́л, Byelomorsko–Baltiyskiy Kanal, BBK), often abbreviated to White Sea Canal (Belomorkanal) is a ship canal in Russia opened on 2 August 1933. It connects the White Sea with Lake Onega, which is further connected to the Baltic Sea. Until 1961, its original name was the Stalin White Sea – Baltic Sea Canal (Belomorsko–Baltiyskiy Kanal imeni Stalina). The canal was constructed by forced labour of GULAG inmates.

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Located at 62.80 34.80 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Canals in Russia, Gulag, Neva basin, Ship canals, Transport infrastructure completed in 1933, Vyg basin, White Sea

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