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Biography/Russia/Arhippa Perttunen |
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Written by Richard
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Tuesday, 04 April 2006 |
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Arhippa Perttunen (Russian: Архип Иванович Перттунен; Ladvozero village, northern Karelia 1769 — c. 1841) was a Karelian folk singer
Around 1834, he met Elias Lönnrot, and was one of his main sources for the Kalevala. The State Prize of the Karelian ASSR was named after him. |
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 01 August 2007 )
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