The third Saturday of October is marked across the Finno-Ugric world as the Day of Kindred Finno-Ugric Peoples. In many regions, the day has extended into a Finno-Ugric week and month. Hence, the 2nd edition of URALIC Beat features three stories related to the kindred people’s month: interview with Arvo Maling, the new elder of Mulgi people, who next year will represent Abja-Paluoja, the Finno-Ugric Capital of Culture 2021; an article about Raisiya Sungurova, the Mari poet and community leader in Yugra; and a summary of Artyom Malykh’s analytical presentation about Finno-Ugric peoples of Russia.
“Elder’s role is to promote Mulgi cultural distinctiveness and image” – interview with Arvo Maling, the new Mulgi elder
