2023
Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolay Patrushev accuses Finland of confrontation
Nikolai Patrushev, Executive Director of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, told a meeting on security issues in Petrozavodsk on 31 July that foreign special services are destabilising the socio-political situation in the Republic of Karelia, provoking riots and supporting separatist sentiments, especially among young people.
Polar bear attacked reindeer herder family in Yamal
A polar bear attacked a family of reindeer herders in the remote inland tradin post of Ust-Juribey, Yamal-Nenets autonomous region, Yamal Media reported.
Livonian celebrations in Mazribe on 4-5 August
On 4 August, the inaugural celebrations of the Livonian Culture Day at Mazirbe will take place. At 18.00, the Finnish vocal ensemble “Inehmo” will perform …
Tomsk scientists will cooperate with indigenous peoples of Yamal
Scientists of Tomsk State University (TSU) have concluded a cooperation agreement with representatives of the indigenous peoples of the North of the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug. Together …
An Enets language learning app released in Kursk
Students of "Quantorium", Georgy Sergeev, Artyom Sevryukov and Victoria Demchenko created an application "Enchuu" for learning the Enets language.
Nine people killed by hurricane in Mari El
Hundreds of settlements in Mari El were left without electricity and nine people were killed, Russia's Ministry of Emergency Situations said. The disaster has received worldwide coverage.
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 …
A traveller's book on Mari El and Udmurtia published
Esa-Jussi Salminen's book Sankarimatkailijan Marinmaa ja Udmurtia ("An Adventurer's Mari El and Udmurtia") was recently published in Finland. This was announced by the author on Facebook and VKontakte.
Blogger from Mari El fined for war video
A court in Mari El's Yoshkar-Ola district has fined local blogger Andrei Filippov 1.8 million roubles (nearly 18 thousand euros) for a video about the war in Ukraine. The blogger was convicted of spreading "fakes" to incite hatred against the Russian army.
Ingrian Finnish Song and Dance Festival
On 8-9 May 2023, the Ingrian Finnish Song and Dance Festival was held in Põllküla and Padise, Estonia.
Kaustinen Folk Music Festival
After being included in the UNECSO List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, interest towards Kaustinen fiddle playing has increased.
Estonian Language Board presented proposals regarding Seto, Võro
In May, the Estonian Language Board suggested eight proposals regarding the legal status of the South Estonian languages, Võro and Seto.