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The number of mobilised from Mari El for the Russian-Ukrainian war revealed
Residents were particularly interested to know how many had been mobilised and why they had not been able to take leave during the year. The …
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Fenno-Ugria at Paide Opinion Festival 11 August 2023: “Russian aggression in Ukraine and Finno-Ugric peoples”
Putin’s regime has mobilised mainly from the Russian countryside in its aggression against Ukraine. There, dwindling and Russifying minority communities have at times taken an …
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Introduction to the Opinion Festival panel “Russian aggression in Ukraine and Finno-Ugric peoples”
Under the influence of Russian-language information media, Finno-Ugric communities of Russian origin and citizenship living in Estonia are unfortunately sometimes under the influence of the …
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Tõnu Seilenthal on cooperation with the Finno-Ugric peoples of Russia
Fenno-Ugria Project Manager Janno Zõbin spoke to Tõnu Seilenthal after the Finnish-Russian Society seminar in Kuhmo on 14 June, about what was said at the …
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Suspect of mass murder in Karelia fought in Ukraine
On 1 August, two suspects committed mass murder in a village near the regional capital Petrozavodsk, killing two families and setting their houses on fire. …
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Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolay Patrushev accuses Finland of confrontation
Patrushev noted that ten terrorist acts planned by Western and Ukrainian special services were prevented in the region in the last six months. He called …
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Blogger from Mari El fined for war video
The criminal case against Filippov was prompted by a video on his YouTube channel entitled “The war between Russia and Ukraine: a view from the …
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Estonian MPs call for creation of UN special tribunal for Russian war crimes
A total of 94 Estonian MPs submitted a draft petition to Riigikogu, the Estonian Parliament, to hold Russia accountable for its war crimes in Ukraine. …
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Finno-Ugric musicians at Tallinn Freedom School
The event was organised within the framework of the project “Democracy School for Finno-Ugric communities in Estonia” and its goal was to further political and …
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Discussion Evening With Writer Mikhail Shishkin on Russia’s Future
On 25 May, the Russian-Swiss writer, Mikhail Shishkin, was the invited to talk at Open Estonia Foundation’s discussion evening in Tallinn, titled “What Will Happen …
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Coping with crises and trauma in Finno-Ugric cultures
The seminar “Coping with crises and trauma in Finno-Ugric cultures” of Fenno-Ugria and the AEF/ACF programme took place on Saturday, 13 May at the Tapa …
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Saami fighting on both sides of front in Ukraine
Roman Yakovlev is a Kildin Saami activist, who has done a lot of work for the Kildin Saami community in recent years. The language is …