Hello and welcome to this week’s edition of Regions Calling, your guide to developments beyond the Russian capital from The Moscow Times.
President Vladimir Putin last week declared the creation of two new holidays dedicated to Indigenous minority peoples and the languages of the people of Russia.
In this edition, we unpack the Kremlin’s motives and whether the holidays will offer any tangible benefits to the hundreds of Indigenous and minoritized communities living in Russia.
But first, the latest news from the regions:
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