Majority of 15 Largest Nations in Russia Today from North Caucasus, New Census Shows

Sunday, January 15, 2023

Majority of 15 Largest Nations in Russia Today from North Caucasus, New Census Shows

Paul Goble

Staunton, Jan. 12 – Because Slavic, Finno-Ugric and some Turkic peoples in the Middle Volga have declined in size while nations from the North Caucasus have continued to grow, the last now form eight of the 15 largest nations in the Russian Federation and are set to increase their size and overall demographic weight still further, newly released census results show. Read more

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