It's time to continue with my introduction of Finno-Ugric peoples! You can find Part 1 below.
BTW this is the proposed flag of all Finno-Ugric peoples. It was designed by a Pole (Szymon Pawlas) in 2013. If you look closely, you see flags of various Finno-Ugric peoples incorporated in it.
BTW this is the proposed flag of all Finno-Ugric peoples. It was designed by a Pole (Szymon Pawlas) in 2013. If you look closely, you see flags of various Finno-Ugric peoples incorporated in it.
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The Komi are around 200 000 and have their own Republic, which is rich in resources so Russia exploits it like a colony.
Komi are proud of their Christian faith, their literary tradition (they had their own script called Anbur) and their frequent protests to Russian imperialism.
The chaotic twins often collectively called Mordvins are the most numerous Finno-Ugric people without a state (~600 000?).
They have a republic but most live scattered all over the Eastern European plains and are assimilating rapidly.
They have a ton of peculiar shit going on.
Mordvin languages contain a ton of Siberian stuff and nobody knows why.
The Elder of the Erzya people is in Ukraine fighting against Russians.
Gerard Depardieu lives in Mordovia for some reason.
About 400 000 living mainly in the Mari Republic and Bashkortostan.
Their main thing is their traditional religion they are keeping very successfully.
Also they're the most Turkic-looking and Turkic-sounding Finno-Ugrians - the latter makes Mari strangely resemble Hungarian.
I will never not want to go back to Mari.
About 300 000 in Udmurtia and nearby, they're...
...well, the nicest, cutest, coolest, easiest-going, most hospitable, easiest to access Finno-Ugric small nation. They have amazing youth culture, killer music, fashion and everyone loves them.
They also have the most redheads in the world.