Month: September 2019

The police investigators were insistent and very pointed in their questions, according to Yulia Razina: Why did her husband douse himself with gasoline and set himself on fire in this central Russian city’s main square?

Indigenous peoples of Russian Federation, and with them Erzya people, continue to comprehend the act of Udmurt scientist Alberta Razin, namely self-immolation as a form of resistance to aggressive assimilation policy.

On 12 September 2019, Syres’ Boliayen’, activist of Erzyan national movement, swore an oath of Inyazor, chief elder of Erzya people.

Udmurt scientist Albert Razin who accomplished self-immolation near building of State Council of Udmurtia, died in hospital without regaining consciousness, as reported by RadioLiberty.

Today, September 10, near building of State Council of Udmurtia in Izhevsk city a man commited an act of self-immolation shortly before the beginning of council’s session, as reported by Izhlife with reference to eyewitnesses.

Tomorrow, September 8, 2019 “combined voting day” will take place. Aim of this event is to legitimize assigning of Kremlin’s proteges for leading positions at various levels as well as those, who are loyal and safe for federal center.

Since the adoption of a Russian law making the study of non-Russian languages in the republics voluntary, 7×7 blogger Nail Gyylman says on the basis of a new study, the authorities have used various means to reduce the opportunities pupils have to study them.

An intense debate has broken out among the Volga Tatars that is likely to spread to other non-Russians now within the borders of the Russian Federation: should they or even can they reject the Soviet nation-building project that helped give them their current form as they seek a continuing role for themselves in the future?