“Finno Ugric Peoples Yet to Taste Freedom”
So said Toomas Ilves, the President of Estonia, as he marched his delegation out of last weeks Finno Ugric Congress in Khanty Mansisk. Ilves even called for the European Union to become engaged in protecting Finno Ugric languages. These remarks were designed to irritate Russia, no doubt, as more than 2 million Finno Ugrian [...]
Posted: July 3rd, 2008 under Economy, Indigenous Peoples, Nenets, Reindeer Herders, Russia, oil and gas.
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Finno Ugrians - Where Would They Be Without Reindeer?
(Source - The Kremlin) Many Finno Ugric Peoples are reindeer herders - Sami, Komi, Khanty, Finns, Nenets, to name a few. While reindeer were not on the agenda at last weeks Finno Ugric Peoples congress in Khanty Mansisk last week, reindeer were not too far away..as seen in this picture with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and [...]
Posted: June 30th, 2008 under News, Reindeer, Russia.
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