Rafis Kashapov, the deputy prime minister of the Tatarstan government in exile, a member of the presidium of the All-Tatar Social Center (VTOTs) and a co-founder of the Free Idel-Ural movement, argues that the struggle against the Muscovite empire is harder now than it was in Soviet times.

On the 9th of November, 2019 The International Association of Chuvash people of the USA was established in Miami, Florida.

In the first half of October 2019 Syres’ Boliayen’, Erzyan Inyazor (chief elder), visited Estonia.

Action entitled “Day of Russian chauvinism” was held on 4 November near diplomatic offices of Russian Federation in different countries.

On so-called “day of national unity”, November 4^th, activists representing organizations of native peoples in Russia will picket diplomatic establishments of Russian Federation.

The European Сourt of Human Rights (ECHR) registered a complaint of blogger from Cheboksary Konstantin Ishutov about a fine of one thousand rubles for a post, published in his LiveJournal in 2012 and mentioning an extremist slogan about «the power of Russia». Human rights activist Alexei Glukhov reported about it in his Telegram-channel on October 28.

VII convention of Interregional public organization of Mordovian (Mokshan and Erzyan) people” was held on Octover 23-24, 2019 in Saransk. Republican authorities positioned convention of delegates from public organization as “national convention”.

Officials identified the suspect as a private serving in a remote area along Russia’s border with China, and blamed a “nervous breakdown.”

We are glad to offer our readers complete text of interview with  Syres’ Boliayen’, Inyazor (chief elder) of Erzya people, undertaken by Erzyan Mastor newspaper. The brief variant of conversation can be read in issue №552 (August 28, 2019).

Over the last few months an intense debate has taken place between two prominent Tatar historians, Damir Iskhakov and Alfrid Bustanov, with the former focusing on the centrality of the territory of Tatarstan for maintaining the Tatar nation and the latter arguing that Tatars must move beyond that Soviet framework and become “a post nation.”

At the first session of the State Assembly of the Republic of Mari El, Anatoly Smirnov, who did not gain the winning number of votes on the party list of “United Russia”, was apparently uncontested elected by a majority of the deputies from the ruling party. It was reported by the site Mari Uver, citing the newspaper «Our Version – Mari El, Chuvashia».

Kersti Kaljulaid, the Estonian president, invited her Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, to attend the World Congress of Finno-Ugric Peoples in June 2020.

Twins seeking refugee status are desperate to avoid the fate of their friend, who tells his story of time spent in a re-education camp in China for the first time.

During his visit to Tallinn Syres’ Boliayen’, Inyazor of Erzya people, honoured fighters for freedom and independence of Estonia.

On October 11, Syres’ Boliayen’,  chief elder (Inyazor) of Erzyan people,  started his visit to Estonia.