Month: September 2019
Non-Russian Languages Being Pushed Out of Schools in Five Middle Volga Republics
WINDOW ON EURASIA: Since the adoption of a Russian law making the study of non-Russian languages in the republics voluntary, 7×7 blogger Nail Gyylman says …
Finno-Ugrian Days 2019 are dedicated to indigenous languages
The Finno-Ugrian Days 2019 are dedicated to the United Nations’ International Year of Indigenous Languages. Of the estimated 7,000 languages spoken around the world, 2,680 …
Self-Immolation Highlights Controversy over Cultural Rights in Russia
A national debate on minority cultural rights is the backdrop to the death of an academic in the Russian republic of Udmurtia. Published in openDemocracy Damelya …
Udmurt Language Activist Mourned In Russia After Self-Immolation Protest
An academic in central Russia died Tuesday after setting himself on fire over what has been reported as an act of protest over perceived government …
"Did you eat the whole cake?" - a learners experience on studying Estonian
DEEP BALTIC: Estonian has been described as the most difficult Latin-alphabet language for English-speakers to learn. Its fourteen cases, abundance of vowels and unpredictable partitive …
Russian Scholar Dies From Self-Immolation While Protesting to Save Native Language
THE MOSCOW TIMES: An academic in central Russia died Tuesday after setting himself on fire over what has been reported as an act of protest over …