Bashkirs Bashkirs Population 1,449,000 Language group Kypchak Turkic Language Bashkir Region The Republic of Bashkirstan, regions of the South Ural, also in Chelyabinsk, Orenburg, Kurgan, Perm, Saratov and Samara regions of the Russian Federation Center Ufa Religion Islam/Sunnite *Population estimates for 1994 The Bashkirs’ ethnogenesis is extremely complicated. The South Ural and surrounding steppes was … Read more
Belorussians Belorussians Population 10,151,000 Language group Eastern Slavic group of the Indo-European languages Language Belorussian Capital Minsk Religion Christianity (Russian Orthodox, Roman Catholic, and Protestant) *Population estimates for 1994 Belarus is situated in the Western part of the East European Plain. It borders Poland to the west. In general, Belarus is a flat country. Ancient … Read more
Bulgarians Bulgarians Population 373,000 Language group Slavic languages Language Bulgarian Region Ukraine, small groups in Kazakhstan and the Northern Caucasus Religion Christianity The first official data about the Bulgarians’ settlements in the South of Russia belong to the second part of the eighteenth century. At that period, and later on in the nineteenth century, the … Read more
Buryats Buryats Population 417,000 Language group Mongolian Language Buryat Region The Buryat Autonomous Republic Capital Ulan-Ude Religion Buddhism in the East, Shamanism in the West *Population estimates for 1994 The Buryats (Buryat as they call themselves) present a nation of the Buryat Autonomous Republic. They also live in Achipsk Buryat National District of Chita region … Read more
Cherkess Cherkess Population 53,700 Language group Abkhaz-Adygei group of the Caucasian languages Language Kabardin-Cherkess Region Karachai-Cherkess Autonomous Region Religion Islam *Population estimates for 1994 “Cherkess” (also “Circassian”), the common name for the Adygei, was first mentioned in written records of the thirteenth century. This word is used to name the Adyg people of the Karachai-Cherkess … Read more
Chukchi Chukchi Population 15,000 Language group Chukot-Kamchatka Region The Chukchi National area of Magadan region of the Russian Federation Religion Shamanism *Population estimates for 1994 The Chukchi is the largest people in the Northeast group of Paleoasiates. The Chukchi of the seaside call themselves an’kalyn which means “sea inhabitant,” “pomor,” and Chukchi – deer men … Read more
Chuvash Chuvash Population 1,842,800 Language group Bulgar Group of the Turkic languages Language Chuvash Region The Chuvash Autonomous Republic, Siberia, Central Asia, Tatarstan Capital Cheboksary Religion Christianity *Population estimates for 1994 The tribes of the Volga-Kama Bulgars played the main role in the ethnogenesis of the Chuvash. At least, this is the prevailing point of … Read more
Czechs Czechs Population 15,000 Language group Slavonic of Indo-European languages Language Czech Region Transcarpathian Region of Ukraine Religion Christianity (Catholicism, Protestantism) *Population estimates for 1994 Czechs (self-designation “czechy”) are the population of Czech Republic (formerly Czechoslovakia). On the territory of Ukraine, they live in the Transcarpathian Region. They belong to Central European transitional race of … Read more
Dargins Dargins Population 365,000 Language group Daghestan branch of Caucasian languages Language Dargin Region Daghestan Religion Islam/Sunnite *Population estimates for 1994 The Dargins (self-designation Dargan) are people who live in Daghestan. They live mostly in Dakhadayev, Kaitag, Levashyn, Akhushin, and some other regions. They live mainly in mountainous parts of Daghestan; however, some of them … Read more
Dolgans Dolgans Population 6,900 Language group Turkic languages Language Yakut Region Taimyr national region Religion Christianity, Animism *Population estimates for 1994 The Dolgans are the part of the population in the Taimyr national region. At present day, the Dolgans speak a special dialect of the Yakut language. The Dolgans named themselves “dulgaan.” This is the … Read more