Subject: Re: [permaculture] The death of the Russian village | openDemocracy ||| Abandoned village in Karelia, Russia
Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2013 11:17:34 -0400
On Tue, Mar 19, 2013 at 5:13 AM, Daniel Jager <dfjager@yahoo.com> wrote:
> For 3 years I had done research in North Karelia, the Finnish 'side' of
> Karelia. The landscape is almost identical to its Russian counterpart.
> In the area were I did my research, there were abandoned villages just
> like in the picture. Quite a few villages, however, were well maintained.
> And the tiny village where the research institute was, was exceptional.
> I remember the lake; lake Mekrijaervi. It had this magical view. Utter
> beauty. With those intense sharp colors that only occur closer to the
> poles. And it was magical no matter what time of the day you would look on
> her waters, no matter the weather, and no matter the time of year.
>
Beautiful. How lucky you are to have lived and worked in Karelia.