Pegrema (russian: Пе́грема) is an abandoned village in
Medvezhyegorsky District
Medvezhyegorsky District (russian: Медвежьего́рский райо́н; krl, Karhumäjen piiri) is an administrative district ( raion), one of the fifteen in the Republic of Karelia, Russia.Constitution of the Republic of Karelia It i ...
of the
Republic of Karelia
The Republic of Karelia (russian: Респу́блика Каре́лия, Respublika Kareliya; ; krl, Karjalan tašavalta; ; fi, Karjalan tasavalta; vep, Karjalan Tazovaldkund, Ludic: ''Kard’alan tazavald''), also known as just Karelia (rus ...
,
Russia, situated on a bank of
Lake Onega, about 10 km from
Unitsa
Unitsa (; krl, Uunitsa) is a village in Republic of Karelia, Russia, on a bank of Unitskaya Gulf of Lake Onega. The same name also belongs to a nearby railway station.
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Rural localities in the Republic of Karelia
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Pegrema is a beautiful example of the region's wooden architecture. It consists of several large peasant houses, the fronts of which are faced to the lake.
In the 1770s, the
Varlaam Khutynsky chapel was built on a little cape in front of the houses. The chapel remains almost completely intact, although all
icons were removed from it after the
Russian Revolution
The Russian Revolution was a period of Political revolution (Trotskyism), political and social revolution that took place in the former Russian Empire which began during the First World War. This period saw Russia abolish its monarchy and ad ...
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Former populated places in Russia
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