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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 …
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Russian authorities want to silence Stalin’s repression
On October 30, 1974, human rights activists (dissidents) in the apartment of academician Andrei Sakharov informed him that prisoners in Mordovia and Perm Oblast had …
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Eastern Mari woman – behind or in front of the man?
Ethnologist Lyudmila Yamurzina will talk about the role of the Mari woman in the family and society: how has it changed in history and what …
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School in Mishkino, Bashkortostan teaches in Mari
School No. 2 in the village of Mishkino has introduced the teaching of maths and drawing in the Mari language in the new academic year, …
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Telegram has a bot that understands Mari
A chatbot that understands the Mari language has appeared in Telegram. The programme was developed by Mari linguist Andrey Chemyshev and his associates, Mariyskaya Pravda …
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New language technology developed for Uralic languages
For Udmurt, the 11th-grade student of the State Boarding Lyceum, Arseniy Pozdeev created an application to learn the Udmurt language and train one’s memory. He …
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The Mari want former state symbols back
The author for the idea of the current coat of arms and flag of The Republic of Mari El, pictured above, is the former head …