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🇷🇺 Peoples of Russia

31 indigenous and tribal peoples who live in Russia, best known first.

Jewsיהודים 🇮🇱 Israel and 11 moreAn ethnoreligious group with ancient roots in Israel and a global presence today About 15 million Uyghursئۇيغۇرلار / Уйғурлар / Uyghurlar 🇨🇳 China and 12 moreA Turkic people of Xinjiang, China, with deep roots in Central Asia About 12 million, Turkic (Karluk branch) Sámisámit 🇳🇴 Norway and 3 moreIndigenous reindeer herders and fishers of northern Fennoscandia and Russia About 80,000, Uralic ChechensНохчий (Nokhchiy) 🇷🇺 Russia and 11 moreA Northeast Caucasian people rooted in Chechnya and the North Caucasus About 1.7 million, Northeast Caucasian AssyriansĀṯūrāyē / Suryoye / Suryāyē 🇮🇶 Iraq and 14 moreAn indigenous Christian people of northern Mesopotamia, speaking Neo-Aramaic. About 1.2 million, Semitic Inuitᐃᓄᐃᑦ 🇨🇦 Canada and 3 moreIndigenous Arctic people of Greenland, Canada, Alaska, and Chukotka About 155,000, Eskaleut (Eskimo–Aleut) BashkirsБашҡорттар 🇷🇺 Russia and 12 moreTurkic-speaking people of the southern Urals, mainly in Bashkortostan, Russia About 1.7 million, Turkic (Kipchak branch) Yakutsсаха 🇷🇺 Russia and 4 moreTurkic-speaking people of the Sakha Republic in northern Siberia About 478,000, Turkic (Siberian branch) GagauzGagauzlar 🇲🇩 Moldova and 8 moreA Turkic-speaking Orthodox Christian people of southern Moldova and Ukraine About 150,000, Turkic AvarsмагӀарулал (maⱨarulal) 🇷🇺 Russia and 4 moreHighland people of Dagestan and the North Caucasus About 1.3 million, Northeast Caucasian (Avar–Andic branch) Mariмари / Марий-влак 🇷🇺 Russia and 5 moreFinno-Ugric people of the Volga and Kama rivers, Russia About 600,000, Uralic UdmurtsУдмуртъёс 🇷🇺 Russia and 2 moreFinno-Ugric people of Udmurtia and the Volga-Ural region About 396,000, Uralic Rusyns 🇺🇦 Ukraine and 11 moreEast Slavic people native to the Carpathian Mountains About 1.8 million, East Slavic Karelianskarjalaižet 🇷🇺 Russia and 7 moreIndigenous Finnic people of Karelia, now in Russia and Finland About 43,000, Uralic Abazins 🇷🇺 Russia and 5 moreNorthwest Caucasian people now living in Russia, Turkey, and the Middle East About 210,000, Northwest Caucasian Old Prussians 🇵🇱 Poland and 2 moreA Baltic people of the southeastern Baltic coast, known for Old Prussian language and beliefs Historical, Baltic Crimean Karaites 🇺🇦 Ukraine and 6 moreA Turkic-speaking Karaite Jewish community native to Crimea and Eastern Europe About 2,000, Turkic (Kipchak branch) Setossetokõsõq 🇪🇪 Estonia and 1 moreFinnic people of Setomaa, known for leelo singing and Orthodox faith About 13,000, Finnic (Uralic) Votiansvađđalaizõd 🇷🇺 Russia and 4 moreFinnic people native to Ingria in northwestern Russia About 109, Finnic Nganasan 🇷🇺 Russia and 2 moreReindeer hunters of the Taymyr Peninsula in northern Siberia About 720, Samoyedic (Uralic) Curonians 🇱🇻 Latvia and 4 moreA Baltic tribe of warriors and sailors from the shores of Latvia and Lithuania Historical KhalkhaХалха 🇲🇳 Mongolia and 15 moreLargest subgroup of Mongols, central to Mongolia's history and culture About 2.7 million, Mongolic Udegeудиэ / удиһе 🇷🇺 Russia and 1 moreHunters and fishers of the Ussuri and Amur river regions in Russia About 2,000, Tungusic Kayı 🇹🇷 Turkey and 3 moreAn Oghuz Turkic tribe with roots in Turkey and Turkmenistan Turkic Manghudмангуд 🇲🇳 Mongolia and 5 moreA Mongol-origin tribe known for founding the Nogai Horde and Manghit dynasty Mongolic SkoltsSäʹmmla / Nuõrttsääʹm 🇫🇮 Finland and 2 moreIndigenous Sámi of the borderlands of Finland, Russia, and Norway About 1,000, Uralic Chorni Klobuky 🇺🇦 Ukraine and 1 moreTurkic tribes who settled on the southern frontier of Kievan Rus' Historical Little jüzКіші жүз 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan and 1 moreWestern Kazakh tribal confederation with deep nomadic roots Basmyl 🇨🇳 China and 4 moreA Turkic nomadic tribe of Dzungaria, active in 7th–8th century Central Asia Historical, Turkic JalairЖалайр, Жалайд 🇲🇳 Mongolia and 11 moreA widespread Mongolic-origin tribe now found from Mongolia to Central Asia About 11,000 Great Lithuanians 🇱🇹 Lithuania and 3 moreNobles of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, later Polonized in culture and language Historical

Seven peoples, once a week

Every Monday: seven peoples you may never have heard of, who they are and where they live.