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Drone strike causes blaze at oil refinery in Russia’s Salavat, 1,300 km from Ukraine (video)

A drone strike hit Gazprom's Salavatnefteorgsintez refinery in Salavat, Russia, 1,300 km from Ukraine. Authorities report no casualties, claim operations are unaffected.

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Analysis

Does Russia’s Bashkir problem escape Putin sight?

Recent mass demonstrations in Ufa revived a spirit of rebellion in Bashkortostan that experts warn could spread unrest across Russia’s minority republics.

byThe Jamestown Foundation

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Bashkirs launch armed underground movement against Russia’s war and for national independence

On September 21, when Putin declared his partial mobilization, the anonymous Telegram channel “The Committee of Bashkir Resistance”…

byPaul A. Goble

Ukrainian defender carries a baby over a river using the remains of a bridge destroyed by Russian bombardment in an area of continued Russian attacks. March 4, 2022. The Russo-Ukrainian War (2014-present). Credit: Ukrainian Freedom

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Ukraine’s Muslim leaders united against Putin’s war; Russia’s very much divided

The leaders of the Muslim community in Ukraine are united in opposing the Russian invasion of their country,…

byPaul A. Goble

Rafael Khakimov, Kazan historian and former advisor to Tatarstan president Mintimir Shaymiyev (Photo: Sultan Iskhakov for Milliard.Tatar)

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Putin’s tale about unity of Russians and Ukrainians prompts Kazan scholar to speak about real unity of Turkic peoples

“Historically,” Khakimov says, “the Turkic peoples formed on the territory of the Turkic khanate … extending from the…

byPaul A. Goble

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West and Ukraine must learn lessons of Bush’s ‘Chicken Kiev’ speech, Podobed says

The West and Ukraine continue to support the Russian opposition rather than the national movements inside the current…

byPaul A. Goble

The largest ethnic group apart from Russians by federal subject (according to 2010 population census). Darker shade indicates that in federal subject Russians aren't the largest ethnic group. Percentages were calculated excluding population of subordinated autonomous okrugs (Nenets AO for Arkhangelsk oblast, Khanty-Mansi AO and Yamalo-Nenets AO for Tyumen oblast). Legend: yellow - Ukrainians, lawn green - Tatars, green - Kazakhs, orange - Armenians, blue - Buryats, gray-blue - Germans, pink - Koreans, grey - titular nation of the federal subject (i.e. Karels, Komis, Nenets, Adyghe, Karachays, Kabardays, Ossetians, Ingushs, Chechens, Avars, Kalmyks, Mordvins, Chuvashs, Maris, Udmurts, Bashkirs, Altays, Khakas, Tuvans, Sakha or Chukchis). Image: Wikipedia

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Moscow hides its effort to weaken larger non-Russian nations by playing up its support for smaller ones

Everyone who lived through the end of the Gorbachev era will remember that the Soviet president sought to…

byPaul A. Goble

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Non-Russian nations of Russia to defend themselves from Putin because their elites won’t

In the face of Vladimir Putin’s continuing attacks on the non-Russian republics, including now a call by his…

byPaul A. Goble

A collective prayer during the Kurban Bayramı Muslim festival in Moscow. Due to the dire shortage of mosques in the city, the faithful pray under the rain in the street while Russian policemen in black rain coats watch over them. (Image: video capture)

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‘Islam is changing Russia rapidly and profoundly,’ Polish writer says

Last week, Muslim morals police began patrolling the streets of Moscow to warn the faithful against violating the…

byPaul A. Goble

The crown of the Russian Empire (political cartoon)

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‘Stop feeding Moscow!’ – slogan of next Russian revolution, St. Petersburg regionalist says

The second anniversary of Boris Nemtsov’s murder near the wall of the Kremlin has sparked many memories about…

byPaul A. Goble

Bashkir boys in national costumes

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Could Moscow’s actions in Ukraine trigger war between Tatars and Bashkirs?

Moscow’s actions in Ukraine have had an impact on ethnic relations within the Russian Federation, given that they…

byPaul A. Goble