CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2012
| Author | Varfolomeeva, Anna |
|---|---|
| Title | Evolution of the Concept 'Indigenous People' in the Soviet Union and the Russian Federation: the Case Study of Vepses |
| Summary | This thesis discusses the changes in the politics towards indigenous peoples in the Soviet Union and the Russian Federation, and the implementation of indigenous rights in contemporary Russia. All the major changes in Soviet and Russian national politics influenced indigenous peoples, and although today the Russian Federation claims to follow international norms on indigenous rights protection, neither ILO Convention 169, nor the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples are ratified by the Russian state. The thesis shows that despite the attempts of international organizations to create unified standards of indigenous rights protection, the position of native population still to a large extend depends on the politics and priorities of a concrete state. The work includes the analysis of the indigenous rights of Vepses, a small Finno-Ugrian people residing in the North-West of Russia. The process of indigenous status recognition in the case of Vepses and the implementation of their indigenous rights are discussed. As the case study shows, the lack of coherence between federal and regional legislation in Russia, as well as vague formulations of legislative acts lead to the situation when federal provisions on indigenous people’s rights are not implemented by regional authorities. |
| Supervisor | Andras Pap |
| Department | Nationalism Studies MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2012/varfolomeeva_anna.pdf |
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