“Used Estonian” should probably read “tried to use”. My active vocabulary doesn’t go much beyond pleasantries and ordering meals in restaurants. But the students I was with spoke it fluently. Their ...

The Mari El Republic in central Russia is home to the Mari people, an ethnic minority that proudly preserves its traditions. Sometimes described as "Europe's last pagans," locals speak a Finno-Ugric ...

Activists in Russia's Tatarstan and Mari El republics were celebrating the Tatar and Mari languages on April 26 as part of events marking Language Day. In Tatarstan, Language Day coincides with the ...