I started my studies in Tartu in autumn 2016. In my doctoral thesis I study organizations working with the issues of indigenous Finno-Ugric peoples. This spring I went to Komi and Karelia for the field work of my research. My aim was to conduct interviews with the representatives of NGOs, educational organizations and governmental bodies as well as to work in the libraries. Here you can read the story of how it went. Let me start with the trip to the Karelian countryside. Continue reading Anna’s field work trip to Karelia