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In memoriam Arnold Rüütel (1928-2024)
The deceased President of the Republic of Estonia will go down in the history of our country as a statesman who was one of the …
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Mari pensioner and activist fined 400,000 roubles
The Yoshkar-Ola City Court fined Mari pensioner, poet and national activist Yuri Blagodarov 400,000 roubles (€4,000) for discrediting the Russian army and inciting hatred. The …
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Mari Union fined for sharing Uralic Centre post
The Yoshkar-Ola Municipal Court fined the oldest national organisation of the Mari people, Mariy Ushem (Mari Union), 50,000 roubles (500 EUR), because on 12 June, …
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12th All-Russian Mari Congress was inexpressive
Representatives of the Mari people arrived from 19 regions of the Russian Federation, a total of 430 delegates. The largest delegation to arrive from elsewhere …
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Mari elected to parliament of Mari El
On 1 October, the first session of the 8th Parliament of the newly elected Republic of Mari El took place. The session elected its leaders …
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Few students in Mari El learn Mari as mother tongue
These are the findings of this year’s survey on the preservation and development of the official languages of the republics of the Russian Federation. Students …
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Russia’s Ministry of Justice recommends restricting activities of social organisations
The meeting was opened by Igor Kudryavtsev, chairman of the regional Mari Ushem, who proposed to commemorate the victims of the terrorist attack at the …
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Mari director and cultural figure Vasili Pekteyev celebrated his 70th birthday
Vasili Pekteyev has spent most of his life dedicated to the Mari culture. For decades, he was forced into internal exile by the former head …
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Mari holiday Shorykyol
An attribute of the festival is the procession led by Vasli kugyza – grandfather Vasily (sometimes also known as Vasli kuva – grandmother, grandfather’s wife), who …
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Mari Literary Language Day celebrated festively
The proposal to celebrate the Mari literary language was made by Yuri Anduganov, a student of Academician Paul Ariste, who holds a PhD from the …
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Mari and Udmurt birthrate in Bashkortostan highest in region
Udmurts had the highest number of children per thousand women aged 15+ (2,058), followed by Mari (1,943) and Tajiks (1,927). They were followed by Chuvash …
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New Mari association registered in Finland
Previously, the Hill Mari Club, led by Valery Alikov (1960-2016) and Julia Kuprina (1974-2022), was active in Finland. Dina Frolova was elected chair of the …