Petrozavodsk – is an old Russian city, the capital and administrative center of the Republic of Karelia. The population is approximately 280,000. Petrozqvodsk is situated on the picturusque banks of the beautiful Lake Onega. For a long time tt has been considered a major industrial and cultural center of north-western Russia. A major Federal highway connecting Murmansk, St. Petersburg and Moscow passes through Petrozavodsk.

Petrozavodsk is one of the most beautiful cultural and historical centers of Karelia. The city has always evolved and continues to grow in culture. In Petrozavodsk, many theaters, museums, exhibition halls and other cultural institutions.

The city has several large universities: the Karelian Pedagogical Institute, State University of Petrozavodsk, branch of the Slavic University, Institute of Economics and International Law, the State Conservatory of Petrozavodsk.