The island monastery of Valaam in Finnish homeland tourism: Constructing a “Thirdspace” in the Russian borderlands
The Orthodox island monastery of Valaam in Russian Karelia is today a popular destination for Finnish tourists visiting Russia’s western borderlands. Many of these tourists are descendants of the Karelians who had evacuated the area following World War II. The monastery’s institutionally sanction...
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Geographical Society of Finland
2013-06-01
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| Series: | Fennia: International Journal of Geography |
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| Online Access: | https://fennia.journal.fi/article/view/7031 |