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Nikolai Merkushkin no longer RF president's representative at Finno-Ugric World Congress
As of November 2024, Nikolai Merkushkin, who led the Republic of Mordovia from 1995 to 2012, will no longer be the representative of the Russian …
III Conference of Finno-Ugric Writers took place in Khanty-Mansiysk
The conference took place on 19-23 May and was expected to attract nearly 200 participants: writers, publishers, literary scholars, linguists, librarians, ethnologists. All the Finno-Ugric …
Erzya national activists convicted and given suspended sentences
On 10 April, a court in the Oktyabr district of the city of Saransk handed down a two-year suspended sentence to the national activists Yevgeny …
In Mari El, raions will be replaced by municipalities
The Head of the Republic of Mari El, Yuri Zaitsev, told the news agency TASS that the republic is planning a reform of its administration: …
Former MP declared as foreign agent cannot work as aide to MP in Komi Republic
The four-member Communist faction in the Komi State Council failed to secure Viktor Vorobyov a job as an aide to a member of parliament. Previously, …
Komi leaders say, guns are the best for children
The educational institutions of the Komi Republic are carrying out the project ‘All the best for children’, which involves equipping special classes with educational weapons. …
New Russian map used in Udmurt schools
In Udmurtia, schools were obliged to display maps of the Russian Federation showing territories that are not de facto or de jure controlled by Russia.
Post of Indigenous Ombudsman created in Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Region
An indigenous ombudsman is created in the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Region. Such a proposal was made by the new governor of the region, Ruslan Kuharuk, who …
The 95th birthday of the Republic of Mordovia celebrated on 10 January
As is already customary in the Republic of Mordovia, no major events were held on the occasion of the Republic’s birthday. Exhibitions dedicated to the …
Republic of Karelia declared a terrorist organisation in Russia
FSB, the security agency of the Russian Federation, has updated the list of 'terrorist' organisations to include Karelia's current official Karelian name, 'Karjalan tašavalta/tazavaldkund/tazavaldu'.
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 …
Soviet soldiers who killed Hungarians are now honoured
On 14 November, the most important information channel of the Komi Republic published an announcement with the headline 'Ivan Trubin, who took part in combat operations in Hungary, died in Uhta at the age of 90'.