RFE/RL: One more plan for ethnic-territorial arrangements in Russia

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RFE/RL: One more plan for ethnic-territorial arrangements in
Russia


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RFE/RL Russian Federation Report
Vol. 3, No. 34, 5 December 2001

A Survey of Developments in the Regions Outside Moscow Prepared by the
Staff of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

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NEW PLAN FOR ETHNIC GROUPS UNVEILED. In an interview with "Vremya MN"
on 29 November, Abdul-Wahid Niyazov, a State Duma deputy and leader of
the Eurasian Party, said that he plans to propose a bill that will
call for a national referendum on giving ethnic-cultural autonomies
special status within Russia's federal structure. Under such a system,
for example, German ethnic districts in the Altai Krai or Karelians in
Tver Oblast would be formed as special administrative units within
those regions. According Niyazov, the current federal structure does
not properly address the needs of ethnic groups. "The Khanty-Mansiisk
Autonomous Okrug cannot handle the problems faced by Khanty and Mansii
people; instead it is forced to deal with matters of importance to oil
companies," he said. JAC

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