Tajiks Tajiks Population 5,093,000 Language group Iranian group of the Turkic languages Language Tajik Region Tajikistan Religion Islam/Sunnite *Population estimates for 1994 Tajikistan is one of the southernmost republics of the CIS. It is situated on the same latitude as South Italy and Central Japan. The nature of the country is a land of a … Read more
Tatars Tatars Population 6,649,000 Language group Kypchak Turkic Language Tatar Region The Republic of Tatarstan, the Middle Volga area, the Amur area, also other regions of Russia and CIS Republics Capital Kazan Religion Islam/Sunnite, Christianity *Population estimates for 1994 The Tatars first appeared in the sixth to ninth centuries among the Mongolian tribes who roamed … Read more
Turkmen Turkmen Population 3,525,000 Language group Oguz group of Turkic languages Language Turkmen Region Turkmenistan Religion Islam/Sunnite *Population estimates for 1994 The Turkmen country is beautiful, severe, and vast. This territory has mountains, valleys, barren moving sands, and damp forests along the river banks. Just as Siberia is noted for its taiga forest, Kazakakstan for … Read more
Tuvinians Tuvinians Population 207,000 Language group Turkic Language Tuvinian Region The Tuvinian Autonomous Republic, South Siberia, Mongolia Religion Buddism/Lamaism, Shamanism *Population estimates for 1994 The Tuvinians are one of the most numerous Turkic-speaking nationalities within the CIS. Tuvinian ethnic composition is rather complicated, yet extremely interesting. They are the descendants of several Turkic-speaking, Mongolian-speaking, Samoyed-speaking, … Read more
Udegei Udegei Population 1,900 Language group Amur branch of the Tungus-Manchurian languages Language Udegei Region Primorski Krai in Russia Religion Animism, Shamanism *Population estimates for 1994 The Udegei have scattered along both sides of the Sikhote-Alin mountain chain. They live in villages scattered throughout the vast territories of Primorsk and Khabarovsk Krai. The Udegei call … Read more
Udmurt Udmurt Population Unknown Language group Perm branch of the Finno-Ugrian family Language Udmurt Religion Christianity (Orthodox) The Udmurt are one nation. Etymologically the word “udmurt” means “a man of the Ud tribe.” The Uds were one of the ancestor tribes of the present Udmurt. Ancient tribes, who later developed into the Udmurt, inhabited the … Read more
Uigurs Uigurs Population 258,000 Language group Karluk branch of the Turkic languages Language Uiguric Region The Kazakh, Uzbek, Kyrgyz and Turkmen Republics Religion Islam/Sunnite *Population estimates for 1994 The Uigurs (or Uighurs) are one of the most numerous Turkic-speaking peoples in Central Asia. They live in parts of Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Turkmenistan. Anthropologically, the … Read more
Ukrainians Ukrainians Population 51,452,000 Language group Eastern Slavic Language Ukrainian Region Ukraine Religion Christianity, Judaism *Population estimates for 1994 There are 52,104,000 people in the Ukraine. Russia is home for 4,363,000 Ukrainians, while in Kazakhstan 896,000 reside. In Moldova there are 600,000, and 291,000 live in Belarus. Kyrgyzstan has 108,000 Ukrainian people and in Uzbekistan … Read more
Ulchi Ulchi Population 3,200 Language group Tungus-Manchurian Language Ulchi Region Lower Amur River, Ulchi district of Khabarovsk region Religion Shamanism/Animism *Population estimates for 1994 Along the course of the Amur River, not far from Lake Udyl, a small people under the name of Ulchi are located. The Ulchi call themselves “the Nani” while the word … Read more
Uzbeks Uzbeks Population 19,310,000 Language group Karlur group of the Turkic languages Language Uzbek Region Uzbekistan Religion Islam/Sunnite *Population estimates for 1994 Uzbekistan, the most densely populated Central Asian Republic, lies in the territory between the Syrdaria and Amudaria rivers in the southeastern part of the CIS. The nature in Uzbekistan is diverse and original. … Read more