Prime Minister Vladimir Putin chaired a meeting of the steering committee charged with organising the celebrations of the 1,000th anniversary of the unification of the Mordovian and Russian peoples
"Our strategic objective is to create the conditions in Russia, in particular in the Republic of Mordovia, that will allow the Finno-Ugric languages and culture to flourish, their rich legacy to be studied, and their friendly contacts with related ethnicities in other countries to be expanded."
Vladimir Putin At a meeting of the steering committee charged with organising the celebrations of the 1,000th anniversary of the unification of the Mordovian and Russian peoples
