From Omelia to Pielinen, the ancient log-rafting route of the two Karelias. The documentary Two Old Raftsmen

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The purpose of the project was to document and record the various stages of over 100 years of cross-border lografting tradition, based on existing documentary and memory data. Th e result of the project would be the production of a 55-minute documentary fi lm called ”Kaksi vanhaa tukkijätkää” (Two Old Lumberjacks). Th e fi lm would follow over 100 kilometres of waterways from the village of Omelia in the Republic of Karelia to the town of Lieksa in Finland. It was also an intention to make and produce other material for Internet-based image and audio archives about the log-rafting tradition. Th e intention was thus to fi lm and acquire material both in Finland and Russia.

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