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Kem (Russian: Кемь; Finnish and Karelian: Kemi) is a historic town and the administrative center of Kemsky District of the Republic of Karelia, Russia, located on the shores of the White Sea where the Kem River enters it, on the railroad leading from Petrozavodsk to Murmansk.
- A Bulwark in The North
- A Wooden Cathedral
- Difficulties of The Recent Past
The very setting of Kem is dramatic, with a rocky coastline bounded by dense forest that reaches the west shore of the White Sea. The historic town is located primarily on an island known as Lepostrov (“Läppäsaari” in Karelian), which is flanked by the arms of the small Kem River near its confluence with the sea. During the medieval period, these n...
To symbolize Russian power in the area, the wooden Cathedral of the Dormition was erected in Kem in 1711-14. That this remarkable log structure should be designated a cathedral is indicative of the rich forest culture of northern Russia. Its three tent towers, which signify the presence of three altars, soar above its elevated location on Lepostrov...
At the beginning of the 20thcentury, Kem gained a masonry cathedral dedicated to the Annunciation, which is visible in two of Prokudin-Gorsky’s panoramas. Begun in 1882 with the support of a local merchant, the cathedral was long in construction due to limited resources and was not consecrated until 1905. Following the cathedral’s closure in 1936, ...
- William Brumfield
Kem is a historic town and the administrative center of Kemsky District of the Republic of Karelia, Russia, located on the shores of the White Sea where the Kem River enters it, on the railroad leading from Petrozavodsk to Murmansk.
Jul 26, 2013 · Kem, a regional town in the Republic of Karelia, is known to most visitors as a major route to the Solovetsky Archipelago and its great Monastery of the Transfiguration. Yet the town has a...
- William Brumfield
Kem (Russian: Кемь; Finnish and Karelian: Kemi) is a historic town and the administrative center of Kemsky District of the Republic of Karelia, Russia, located on the shores of the White Sea where the Kem River enters it, on the railroad leading from Petrozavodsk to Murmansk. It had a population of 13,051 as of 2010, which was down from ...
The Kem ( Russian: Кемь, Finnish: Kemijoki) is a river in Republic of Karelia, Russia. It starts from Lake Lower Kuyto and flows through a number of lakes into the White Sea. It is 191 kilometres (119 mi) long, and has a drainage basin of 27,700 square kilometres (10,700 sq mi). [1]
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Historic town and the administrative center of Kemsky District of the Republic of Karelia, Russia, located on the shores of the White Sea where the Kem River enters it, on the railroad leading from Petrozavodsk to Murmansk.
