Work in Progress in the Fields of History and Law: National State system in the Russian North-West (Karelia and Komi republics) from 1917-1940 National minorities in the North-West of Russia. The party's policy in the 1920s-1950s The Finnish population of Karelia: modern ethnic and cultural conditions2 Adaptation of the "Peoples of the Baltic" project as part of the International Programm called "The Baltic University" A.G.Sjogren's studies of the North The Soviet-Finnish War, 1939-1940 Staff training for the Northern International University within ISEP network Criminal law: Evolution in Nordic countries Projects proposed to be implemented in cooperation with other universities:  English specialists at Olonets mining works in the end of the 18th - 19th centuries Finnish prisoners in the North-West of the USSR during World War II History of Hellenistic and Roman Sparta A bibliographic guide prepared by I.M. Nikolsky, scientist studying local lore, history and economy Novel Information Technologies in learning and teaching history Old Believers in the Olonets province in the first half of the 19th century "Intrinsic" and "Extrinsic" in Culture Methodology of the humanities knowledge Musical culture in Nordic countries: traditions and contemporaneity Karelian musical and theatrical culture From the past of Karelian musical culture