Russia 8

• Siberian: Includes indigenous populations from the vast Siberian region, known for their diverse ethnic groups and languages, closely related to Uralic and East-Asian groups.

• Caucasian: Encompasses the ethnic groups from the Caucasus region, a linguistically and culturally diverse area situated between Europe and Asia, notable for its distinct Caucasian, Turkic, and Iranian influences.

• East-Slavic: Covers populations from Eastern Europe, primarily encompassing Russians, Ukrainians, and Belarusians, known for their Slavic languages and shared cultural heritage.

• East-Finnic: Refers to Finnic groups in regions like Finland and the Baltic States, characterized by unique Finno-Ugric languages and cultural practices distinct from neighboring Indo-European groups.

• Uralic: Encompasses populations descended from the Uralic language family, including Hungarians, Finns, and Estonians, distributed across Europe and parts of Northern Eurasia.

• East-Asian: Includes populations from East Asia, such as Chinese, Japanese, and Koreans, known for their diverse cultures, languages, and historical empires.

• Northeast-Asian: Comprises ethnic groups from northeastern parts of Asia, highlighting shared cultural and historical elements with both Siberian and East-Asian populations.

• Permic: Involves groups speaking Permic languages like Komi and Udmurt, located in Western Russia, with cultural ties to Uralic peoples.

Grouped by Continent

• Europe and Eurasia:

  • East-Slavic
  • East-Finnic
  • Uralic
  • Permic

• Asia:

  • Siberian
  • Caucasian
  • East-Asian
  • Northeast-Asian