Tag: Maksim Topilin

Demographically-Driven Ethnic Conflicts Will Be ‘More Destructive’ In Russia Than In Europe

January 21, 2015

Staunton, January 19 – The looming decline in the number of Russian births, the increase in emigration, and the rise in the number of births among non-Russians and especially Muslim groups will spark “inter-ethnic conflicts” in the Russian Federation that will have “a more destructive effect” than those in Europe, according to Nataliya Shishkina. An […]

Kremlin, Worried About Nationality Problems, Boosts Training of Ethnic Specialists

December 15, 2014

Staunton, December 13 – The Kremlin has announced plans to make “ethno-politics” a course of study in three leading Russian universities and to quadruple the number of stipends for students in this field, an indication of Kremlin nervousness about nationality problems and of its interest in forming a new orthodoxy on how to address them. […]