Izhma Komi and Komi-Permiak: Linguistic Barriers to Geographic and Ethnic Identity

• Published in: Region: Regional Studies of Russia, Eastern Europe, and Central Asia
• Main Authors: Istomin, Kirill V., Shabaev, Yuri P.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Project MUSE 2016
• Subjects: Economics and Econometrics; Sociology and Political Science; History; Izhma; Izhma-Komi
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1353/reg.2016.0000

Projects constructing ethnicity on the basis of territorial identity have been common in Europe but rather rare in Russia. This paper analyzes two such projects that have been undertaken in the northeast of the European part of Russia: the successful construction of the Komi-Permiak ethnic identity...