Ukrainian ‘wedge’ regions in Russia east of the Urals declining in size but still numerous
Russian historian acknowledge that ethnic Ukrainians played a key role in the conquest and development of Siberia and…
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Russianization of minority languages
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Moscow complains about campaign against Russian speakers in Ukraine while waging a far more sweeping one against Ukrainian speakers in Russia, Yatsenyuk says
But in making that claim, Lavrov and those who follow him ignore the fact that in the Russian…
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
For decades, Vladimir Putin has been working diligently on his international image. He believes it is not enough…
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…
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…
Russia’s occupation of Ukraine: a historical and centuries-old process
The Russian-Ukrainian conflict reaches back to the times when Ukraine emerged on the world map. In fact, it…
Moscow’s efforts to Russianize non-Russians will lead to demise of Russian nation and Russian state, Gyylman says
Moscow believes that it will be able to “completely assimilate the nationalities of Russia” in this century by…
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…
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…
Ukrainian nation disappearing in Russia, Kyiv ethnographer says
The once large Ukrainian nation within the borders of what is now the Russian Federation is rapidly disappearing,…
Russian language use in post-Soviet space declining precipitously
The Euromonitor group, using UN and national data sets, reports that the number of people using Russian in…
Russian language knowledge declining precipitously in the world and even in Russia, Matviyenko says
In 1900, one in every seven people on earth spoke Russian; now only one in 50 does, a…
‘Moscow names Kuril island to honor Hero of Ukraine Derevyanko’ and other neglected Russian stories
The flood of news stories from a country as large, diverse and strange as the Russian Federation often…
Warning to Kremlin: Its non-Russians likely to become the Irish of the 21st century
Russian officials have long operated on the assumption that if they can force non-Russians in their country to…