The Finno-Ugrists' aim is to halt their kinsfolk's extinction, not to break up Russia.

ECONOMIST: The Finno-Ugrics

Mr Heinapuu and his colleagues try to bolster their kinsfolk's language and culture and highlight Russian chauvinism.

ECONOMIST: The Finno-Ugrics

They feel keenly the slights, and worse, faced by kinsfolk in countries such as Slovakia, where Hungarians number 500, 000, or 10% of the population.

ECONOMIST: Hungary and Slovakia