Russian revolution 1917 and transformation of ideas of Karelian national movement activists on prospects of Russian Karelia political and economic development

The article is based on the documents of the National Archive of the Republic of Karelia, the Scientific Archive of the Karelian Scientific Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences, the National Archive of Finland, as well as published sources dating back to the period of the Russian revolution 1917. The author considers one of the most important aspects of the history of the Karelian national movement –– the preferences, expectations and miscalculations of its leaders in the context of the transformation of their program installations in 1905–1917. The evolution of the ideas common to movement activists on the political future and economic life of Russian Karelia, the emergence of new public institutions and the renewal of political programs in the context of the democratization of Russian society are shown. The reasons for the sharp strengthening, divergence and further confrontation of multidirectional forces in the Karelian outback in spring – autumn of 1917 were noted.