Russia: Ainu From Kamchatka Ask To Be Recognize As A Separate Nation

Russia: Ainu From Kamchatka Ask To Be Recognize As A Separate Nation   Translated from Russian   With such a request by the representatives of the Ainu community plan to apply to the regional government. On this there are established: in the last census, at least a hundred residents of the province have indicated their nationality - ein. This is one of the most enigmatic peoples of the Far East.   In ancient times they occupied Sakhalin and Kurile Islands and southern Kamchatka. After...

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