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Measles thwart reindeer herder meeting
The event was cancelled due to the spread of measles among the indigenous peoples. Outbreaks have now been found in a number of places, such …
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Scientists recommend ban on reindeer hunting in Taymyr
These are the conclusions of specialists from the Krasnoyarsk Research Centre of the Arctic Research Institute. Reindeer numbers are steadily declining and will reach a …
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Finno-Ugric republics of Russia supported Putin once again
Overall, however, Putin received more votes this time than in 2018. As you would expect, in percentage terms, the Republic of Mordovia received the most …
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The State Council of the Komi Republic rejected use of Komi in sittings
According to the draft law, Komi would be used in addition to Russian at the meetings of the State Council, and speeches would be translated …
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Komi-Permyak Literary Language Day celebrated with postcards and dictation
This year, any resident or visitor to the capital of the Komi-Permyak region, Kudymkar, could send a postcard in the Komi-Permyak language free of charge …
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Court refused to recognise Mansi
The woman had appealed against the decision of the court of first instance. In the meantime, it had been explained that the claimant’s great-grandmother and …
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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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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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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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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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In memoriam Valei Kelmakov
Kelmakov studied at one of the oldest (zemstvo) schools of the Oshtorma-Yumya region in the Kukmor district of present-day Tatarstan, where he says the school’s …