u/luchomuchaleche

Hi everyone!

I'm looking for books (in English or Spanish) about the different peoples and cultures within the Russian Federation.

I'm not so much interested in books that focus solely on ethnic Russians, but rather on the many other ethnic groups that make up Russia. I'd love to learn more about their history, cultures, religions, languages, traditions, and how they fit into the broader history of the Russian Empire, the Soviet Union, and modern Russia.

I'm especially interested in groups such as Tatars, Bashkirs, Chuvash, Mari, Udmurts, Komis, Karelians, Mordvins (Erzya and Moksha), Buryats, Tuvans, Yakuts (Sakha), Kalmyks, Khakas, Altaians, Nenets, Khanty, Mansi, Evenks, Chukchi, Nivkhs, the peoples of the North Caucasus (Chechens, Ingush, Avars, Circassians, Ossetians, Lezgins, etc.), the indigenous peoples of Siberia and the Russian Far East, and other lesser-known communities.

I'm open to pretty much anything:

• academic books
• accessible nonfiction
• ethnographies
• history
• cultural studies
• regional overviews
• atlases or encyclopedic reference works

I'd especially appreciate books that take a broad look at Russia as a multiethnic state rather than focusing on a single group.

I'm also happy to receive recommendations for historical literature (fiction) if it's well researched and offers a good portrayal of any of these peoples or regions.

Bonus points if the book includes maps, illustrations, or discusses Russia's federal republics and autonomous regions.

Thanks in advance!

Hi everyone!

I'm looking for books (in English or Spanish) about the different peoples and cultures within the Russian Federation.

I'm not so much interested in books that focus solely on ethnic Russians, but rather on the many other ethnic groups that make up Russia. I'd love to learn more about their history, cultures, religions, languages, traditions, and how they fit into the broader history of the Russian Empire, the Soviet Union, and modern Russia.

I'm especially interested in groups such as Tatars, Bashkirs, Chuvash, Mari, Udmurts, Komis, Karelians, Mordvins (Erzya and Moksha), Buryats, Tuvans, Yakuts (Sakha), Kalmyks, Khakas, Altaians, Nenets, Khanty, Mansi, Evenks, Chukchi, Nivkhs, the peoples of the North Caucasus (Chechens, Ingush, Avars, Circassians, Ossetians, Lezgins, etc.), the indigenous peoples of Siberia and the Russian Far East, and other lesser-known communities.

I'm open to pretty much anything:

• academic books
• accessible nonfiction
• ethnographies
• history
• cultural studies
• regional overviews
• atlases or encyclopedic reference works

I'd especially appreciate books that take a broad look at Russia as a multiethnic state rather than focusing on a single group.

I'm also happy to receive recommendations for historical literature (fiction) if it's well researched and offers a good portrayal of any of these peoples or regions.

Bonus points if the book includes maps, illustrations, or discusses Russia's federal republics and autonomous regions.

Thanks in advance!