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International Pelmeni Day celebrated in Udmurtia
Nowadays, Pelmeni Day has become a festival with dumpling-themed menus appearing in the capital’s restaurants. The events culminated on Saturday 10 February, when various events …
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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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Karelian Electoral Commission refuses to use Karelian and Veps languages
The Electoral Commission has now responded by refusing to print the ballot papers in indigenous languages because there have been no changes in legislation since …
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Crime levels in the Komi Republic and the Republic of Karelia are the highest in the Russian Federation
Paradoxically, according to the Interior Ministry of the Russian Federation, the highest crime rates were in Komi and Karelia, with 213.2 and 210.1 recorded crimes …
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Fenno-Ugria Night is coming again! For the eighth time, Tallinn Music Week will be the place to see and hear unique Finno-Ugric artists. This time …
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Chairman of the Association of Finno-Ugric Peoples of Russia met the leadership of the Komi Republic
While the meeting with Uiba is described in general terms on the association’s website (the issues of teaching the Komi language and publishing textbooks were …
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Finno-Ugric peoples at Tallinn University’s Winter School
In January, the course Introduction to Estonia and Finno-Ugric Cultures was held as a part of Tallinn Winter School by Tallinn University. A six-day workshop …
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The 94th birthday of the Republic of Mordovia was celebrated and not celebrated either
The Autonomous Soviet Oblast of Mordovia (from 1936 an Autonomous Soviet Socialist republic and from 1994 the Republic of Mordovia), born in 1930 with great …
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New law on Saami Parliament strengthens Saami self-determination rights
For example, the conditions for inclusion on the electoral roll will be reviewed. In the future, the electoral roll will only take into account voting …
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Saami National Day celebrated in Murmansk region
With this money, the Saami can use the land for reindeer husbandry; for personal use, they receive free firewood, as well as prescription medicines. Saami …
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Saami films receive multiple Jussi nominations
Two Saami films, Je’vida and Máhccan, have received a total of eight nominations for the Finnish Jussi Award. The annual Jussi Awards are the Finnish …
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New chair of Finnish Saami Parliament
Previously working as the chair of the cultural committee of the Saami Parliament, the 45-year-old Pirita Näkkäläjärvi from Aanaar was elected as the new chair …