We are looking for allies both at home and in exile

Free Nations League activists went on protests in the USA and Lithuania to draw international attention to involuntary servitude of captive peoples in the Russian Federation.

Erzya Congress Calls for Pursuing Independence from Russia

Declaring that the Erzya nation cannot survive if it remains within the Russian Federation, a congress of the Erzya people meeting in the Estonian city of Otepaa calls for the pursuit of independence of a federative nation state, Erzyan Mastor, in the Middle Volga, one far larger than the Mordvinian Republic of which the Erzya are now a part.

Hear the Mokshas’ voice

Good day, dear friends!

In this difficult times, more than ever, we must again lend a shoulder to each other for the sake of physical survival. As a result of the colonial seizure by the authority language, the dominance of another ethnic group turned out to be, the advantage of our tongue disappeared. This was facilitated by the extermination of our elite and the fact that as education in schools, on TV and in office work, Russian began to be used instead of Moksha.

Mari El Flag No Longer Being Flown at Schools in that Middle Volga Republic

One of the most important symbols of the non-Russian republics, their own distinctive flags, is now under attack, so far only in Mari El but supposedly there on orders from Moscow, a report that if true suggests that what has occurred in that Middle Volga republic will soon take place elsewhere.

Kovyzh: Fiddle Music of Mari People

by Tatyana Yamberdova

Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

Ingrians, Setos and Votes:

historical culture, religious traditions and language

The book focuses on intangible and tangible heritage, language and vernacular religion of the Ingrians, Setos and Votes, three Finnic ethnic minorities sharing a long-standing identification with the Russian Orthodox faith. Written by 16 authors, the chapters are mainly based on nineteenth- and twentieth-century materials. The research history and collecting of folklore are also discussed.

Paganism in Russia Becoming Political Because of Ignorance and Inattention of Authorities

Experts Say

The attention that self-proclaimed Shaman Gabyshev has received for his plans to march on Moscow and the victory of the KPRF over United Russia in Mari El, one of the strongholds of traditional religion in the Russian Federation, have sparked concerns in the Russian capital that paganism is energizing the political opposition.

Tallinn celebrates Ethnic Culture Days

Tallinn will celebrate ‘Ethnic Culture Days’ for the seventh time this month. Events will take place from September 18-26 in the capital.

Russian Nationalist Denounces Adding Karelian to Street Signs in Petrozavodsk as Step toward Secession

The city government of Petrozavodsk, the capital of the Karelian Republic, has begun putting up street signs with names in both Russian and Karelian, even though ethnic Russians form 80 percent of the city’s population and even though Karelian is not a state language in the republic.

“Onaeng” Trailer

Trailer for the film Onaeng (Mari priest) by Andrew Ogorodnikov.