Vavulinskaya Ludmila I. RussiaPetrozavodskInstitute of Language, Literature and History of the Federal Researh Centre «Karelian Scientific Centre of the Russian Academy of Science», 11 Pushkinskaya St., Petrozavodsk 185910, Russialudvav@mail.ru Author's articles Power and public life in Karelia during the “thaw” period (mid-1950s – mid-1960s)