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Indigenous peoples in Russia
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New US-Ukrainian network to promote awareness of Russian colonialism’s crimes past and present
The US National Endowment for Democracy, Ukrainian journalist Maksym Eristavi, and Kyiv’s independent Zaborona news agency have created…
Russia’s Erzya national movement recognizes Holodomor as genocide of Ukrainians
[editorial]The Erzyan national movement recognized the Soviet artificial famine of 1932-1933 as an act of genocide against the…
“Russia, a terrorist country ruled by war criminals”: Full text of Russian decolonization conference resolution
We, the representatives of the indigenous peoples and colonized regions of the Russian Federation, acting on the basis…
League of Free Nations: Indigenous activists from Russia to fight for independence from Moscow
Indigenous activists from Russia, representing six national movements, have announced the creation of the League of Free Nations…
Indigenous leaders call on nations in Russia to boycott crackdown on protesters in Kazakhstan
Tatar, Bashkir, Erzya and other indigenous leaders in Russia expressed solidarity with the people of Kazakhstan and called…
Moscow supports Northern peoples in ways designed to cost them their way of life and identity, Horyevoy says
The Ukrainian journalist who specializes on religious and ethnic questions presents a damning portrait of what the Russian…
On historical unity in a prison of nations: Ukraine’s Institute of National Remembrance Head strikes back at Putin
[editorial]In July, the article “On the historical unity of Russians and Ukrainians”, signed by Vladimir Putin, was published…
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…
The Arctic Ocean was once the Tatar Sea, Khakimov says
They have managed to convince many that the Volga is a Russian rather than a Tatar river and…
Moscow’s effort to isolate Finno-Ugric peoples in Russia from Finno-Ugric world proves less than fully successful
That effort was described by Prague-based commentator Vadim Sidorov as an effort to erect a new “iron curtain”…
Indigenous leader accuses Russia of ethnocide at UN Forum
[quote]“Erzya, as indigenous people in Russia, can survive the COVID-19 pandemic, but not the Russian repressive regime. International…
Kremlin simultaneously seeking to destroy republics and nations on which they rest, Shro says
In a Guildhall commentary, he suggests that these two processes, in turn, are connected with “the strengthening of…
Catalonian portal highlights Udmurt efforts to preserve that nation and its language
Alex Bustos, a Catalan journalist who has made a visit to Russia, points out that “in the very…
Moscow splitting Finno-Ugric languages to promote assimilation to Russian, Mari linguist says
Some people view what the Russian authorities are doing as solicitous of ethnic differences, says Kuznetsova, the Estonian…
Moscow has long sought to destroy Slavic languages other than Russian, Zolotaryev says
The Russian government’s efforts to undermine and push out of general use Turkic and Finno-Ugric languages are well-known,…
New Siberian website provides data on Russification of non-Russians and repression of Russians
At a time when most Russian sites are devoted to promoting an entirely positive image of the Russian…
Stalin frequently modified Russia’s borders, adding and subtracting territory, Butakov says
One of the most widely held misconceptions about the USSR was that borders among the various republics were…
Broad coalition of non-Russians launch Internet petition drive against Putin’s language policies
Representatives of a significant cross-section of non-Russian nations now within the borders of the Russian Federation have launched…
Free Idel-Ural Movement takes shape in Kyiv
This week, three activists from the Middle Volga announced the formation of the Free Idel-Ural Movement to achieve…
Russia’s imperial crackdown on the memory of indigenous victims of deportations
Imperial nostalgia against the memory of victims In June 2017, a month after the 73d anniversary of Sürgünlik…