March 25, 2008
Udmurt
STATISTIC (2002 Russian Census)
Status : Occupied & unrecognized territory
Population : 1,600,000
Areas : 42,000 km2
Capital City : Izhevsk
Language : Russian, Udmurt
Religion : Russian Orthodox and Shamanism
Ethnic Groups : Russians (60.1%), Udmurts (29.3%), Tatars (7%), Ukrainians (0.7%), Mari (0.6%), others (0.2%)
Status : Occupied & unrecognized territory
Population : 1,600,000
Areas : 42,000 km2
Capital City : Izhevsk
Language : Russian, Udmurt
Religion : Russian Orthodox and Shamanism
Ethnic Groups : Russians (60.1%), Udmurts (29.3%), Tatars (7%), Ukrainians (0.7%), Mari (0.6%), others (0.2%)
UNPO REPRESENTATION
Udmurt is represented in UNPO by the Udmurt Counsel (Udmurt Kenesh).
Udmurt is represented in UNPO by the Udmurt Counsel (Udmurt Kenesh).
OVERVIEW
GEOGRAPHY
The Udmurt Republic is located in the Russian Federation in the western part of the Urals, bordering Tatarstan and Bashkortostan. Area: 42,000 km². The capital is Izhevsk.
GEOGRAPHY
The Udmurt Republic is located in the Russian Federation in the western part of the Urals, bordering Tatarstan and Bashkortostan. Area: 42,000 km². The capital is Izhevsk.
POPULATION
The Udmurt are a Finno-Ugric people. The population of Udmurtia is approximately 1,600,000 people. Of the total Udmurt population of 747,000 living in the former Soviet Union only 66,5% live in Udmurt itself. The majority of the population in Udmurt is Russian (60.1%), followed by Udmurts (29.3%) and Tatars (7%).
The Udmurt are a Finno-Ugric people. The population of Udmurtia is approximately 1,600,000 people. Of the total Udmurt population of 747,000 living in the former Soviet Union only 66,5% live in Udmurt itself. The majority of the population in Udmurt is Russian (60.1%), followed by Udmurts (29.3%) and Tatars (7%).
ECONOMIC
The Udmurt Republic is rich in mineral resources producing oil and disposing over reserves of peat and nitro-methne fields, while timber is also of importance.
The Udmurt Republic is rich in mineral resources producing oil and disposing over reserves of peat and nitro-methne fields, while timber is also of importance.
UNPO MEMBER PERSPECTIVE
Udmurt is represented in UNPO by the Udmurt Counsel (Udmurt Kenesh). Its objectives are to secure a healthy environment, to ensure equal education for the Udmurt and for the Udmurt children to be taught in their own language, to promote a management of the economy in the interest of the indigenous Udmurt people, and to realise the right of to self-determination.
Udmurt is represented in UNPO by the Udmurt Counsel (Udmurt Kenesh). Its objectives are to secure a healthy environment, to ensure equal education for the Udmurt and for the Udmurt children to be taught in their own language, to promote a management of the economy in the interest of the indigenous Udmurt people, and to realise the right of to self-determination.
HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
EARLY HISTORY
1236 After the Mongol invasion the southern part of Udmurt was placed under the control of the Kazan Khanate and the northern part under Russia.
EARLY HISTORY
1236 After the Mongol invasion the southern part of Udmurt was placed under the control of the Kazan Khanate and the northern part under Russia.
1919 Udmurt National Congress was reconvened and disbanded.
1991 Udmurt became a member of UNPO.
1995 The Russian Federation and Udmurtia signed a series of agreements defining the respective responsibilities of the Federation and the Republic with regard to the division of state property, law and order, defence industries, the use of oil and forest resources and environment protection.
1996 The Udmurt Republic passed a bill on ”national education” which guarantees that the people have the right to receive all forms of education and that all people have the right to be educated in their native language.
Progress was made, though, with respect to the expression of Udmurt culture and the rights to educate in the Udmurt language.
CULTURE AND LANGUAGE
LANGUAGE
As a result of the russification of Udmurt the possibility to study the Udmurt language almost disappeared along with the Udmurt culture.