Described Peoples
The authors' intention for the book was to include the peoples according to the following criteria:
- are not yet extinct,
- whose main area of settlement is on ex-Soviet territory,
- whose numbers are below 30,000,
- of whom less than 70% speak their native language,
- who form a minority on their ancient territory,
- whose settlement is scattered rather than compact,
- who have no vernacular school, literature or media.
(The names are given in the spelling of the original translation of the book.)
- Abazians (Abaza) - Abkhaz - Aguls - Akhvakhs - Aleuts - Altaics - Aliutors - Andis - Archis - Asiatic Eskimos
- Bagulals - Baraba Tatars - Bartangs - Bats - Bezhtas - Botlikhs - Budukhs
- Central Asian Jews - Chamalals - Chukchis - Chulym Tatars - Crimean Jews - Crimean Tatars
- Didos (Tsez) - Dolgans
- Enets - Evens - Evenks
- Georgian Jews - Godoberis
- Hinukhs - Hunzibs
- Ingrians - Ishkashmis - Itelmens - Izhorians
- Kamas - Karaims - Karatas - Karelians - Kereks - Kets - Khakass - Khants - Khinalugs - Khufis - Khwarshis - Kola Lapps - Koryaks - Kryts - Kurds
- Lithuanian Tatars - Livonians
- Mansis - Mountain Jews
- Nanais - Negidals - Nenets - Nganasans - Nivkhs - Nogays
- Orochis - Oroks - Oroshoris
- Peoples of the Pamirs
- Roshanis - Rutuls
- Selkups - Shors - Shughnis
- Tabasarans - Talysh - Tats (Tatians) - Tindis - Tofalars - Trukhmens (Turkhmens) - Tsakhurs
- Udeghes - Udis - Ulchis
- Veps - Votes
- Wakhs
- Yaghnabis - Yazgulamis - Yukaghirs
Read more about this topic: The Red Book Of The Peoples Of The Russian Empire
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