he self-immolation of Albert Razin on September 10 intended to attract attention to the problems of the Udmurt language has certainly done that, but it has also drawn enormous attention to the man himself. One of the most moving is a commentary of Galina Sakharevich on Moscow’s Takiye dela portal.

On the day last month that hundreds paid their last respects to Albert Razin, the 79-year-old activist who burned himself to death in support of his native Udmurt language, the Moscow newspaper Izvestia published an op-ed column by a prominent scholar and Kremlin adviser on minority issues.

Syres’ Boliayen’, Inyazor (chief elder) of Erzya people, appealed to government of Republic of Mordovia with a requirement to establish an Erzyan gymnasium in Saransk. He is convinced that Finno-Ugric peoples of Russia on the verge of total extinction because of Moscow’s aggressive assimilation policy.

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?

Free Idel-Ural civic movement started a campaign under such slogan in order to collect signatures under petition to Rustam Minnikhanov, President of Tatarstan.

Russian propagandists burst with indignations about common photo of Ukrainian politicians in front of Idel-Ural political map.

Bashkort, Bashkir public organization, launched a call to voters in Republic of Bashkortostan, encouraging them to give “Not a single voice to Edinaya Rossiya party candidates”! Except boycott of ruling party candidates, Bashkort asked its supporters to actively participate in elections as observers and members of election committees.

Is almost 500 days since authorities of Republic of Mordovia accepted Free Idel-Ural’s appeal about building of monument to Inyazor Purgaz, famous Erzyan war-lord and national hero. Until now officials have not allocated a lot land for the project, while Erzya people already crowdfunded money for the monument.