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Albert Razin

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Albert Razin
human
Ein sex anaa gendermale Edit
Ein country of citizenshipSoviet Union, Russia Edit
Name wey dem give amAlbert Edit
Family nameRazin Edit
Ein date of birth12 June 1940 Edit
Place dem born amKuzyumovo Edit
Date wey edie10 September 2019 Edit
Place wey edieIzhevsk Edit
Manner of deathsuicide Edit
Cause of deathself-immolation Edit
Languages edey speak, rep anaa signUdmurt, Russian Edit
Ein occupationethnographer, sociologist, philosopher, activist, university teacher Edit
Ein field of workphilosophy Edit
EmployerUdmurt State University Edit
Educate forUdmurt State University Edit
Professorshipdocent Edit
Academic degreePhD in Philosophical Sciences Edit

Albert Alexeyevich Razin (Udmurt: Альберт Алексеевич Разин, dem born am 12 June 1940 – he die 10 September 2019) na he be Udmurt language rights activist den Neopaganist wey na she dey commit traditional self-immolation (tipshar) insyd de centre of Izhevsk as act of protest against de language policy of de Russian federal government den de Russification of de Udmurt people.

Ein Biography

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Dem born Albert Razin for sam peasant family insyd Alnashsky District of de Republic of Udmurtia.

Insyd 1962, wey he graduate from de Udmurt State Pedagogical University. He later cam turn Candidate of Sciences insyd philosophy. Insyd de early 1990s, Razin lead sam institute for Udmurt State University.

Na Razin be activist of de Udmurt national movement wey na he actively dey engage insyd de protection of de Udmurt language. Together plus other activists, he issue numerous formal protests against de Russification policies of de federal government, such as de cancellation of obligatory teaching of minority languages for schools.[1] Na sana know am as active revivalist of Udmurt traditions den Udmurt neopaganism.

Ein Self-immolation

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Insyd 10 September 2019, Albert Razin cam out for de front of de State Council of Udmurtia wey dey de Udmurt capital city of Izhevsk together plus ein fellow Udmurt language activist Andrey Perevozchikov. Na Razin dey hold two posters wey dem rep for Russian language insyd, wey one dey talk say "If my language die morow, then I make ready say ago die today - (If my language dies tomorrow, then I'm ready to die today)" (sam quote from Rasul Gamzatov, sam Avar poet) den "I get Poppyland anaa? - (Do I have a Fatherland?)".[1] He then put ein body for petrol insyd wey he set ein body for fire top. Na Perevozchikov be unaware of Razin ein intentions, attempt say he go off de flames plus fire extinguisher from de Council building, but na de extinguisher be faulty. Dem take Razin go hospital insyd sam critical condition, plus burns wey be nearly 100 percent of ein body, wey he die several hours later.[2]

De Udmurt State Council postpone demma session secof de incident.

Linguistic rights activists from several regions of Russia (Chuvashia, Bashkortostan den others) as well as academics den officials from Finland den Estonia[3] den Human Rights Watch[4] express dema solidarity plus Razin ein demands.[5][6]

Ein Family

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Na Razin get wifey den 18-year-old daughter.[7]

References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Man Dies After Self-Immolation Protest Over Language Policies In Russia's Udmurtia". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (in English). 2019-09-14. Retrieved 2025-04-09.
  2. ↑ "Trial by fire: A scholar burned himself to death to protest the disappearance of indigenous languages and cultures in Russia. We reported from the city where he lived and died". Meduza (in English). Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  3. ↑ ""Это печально демонстрирует ограниченные возможности национальной интеллигенции повлиять на события в регионах"". Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty (in Russian). 2019-09-10. Retrieved 2025-04-09.
  4. ↑ "Self-Immolation Highlights Controversy over Cultural Rights in Russia | Human Rights Watch" (in English). 2019-09-12. Retrieved 2025-04-09.
  5. ↑ "Udmurt Scholar Who Immolated Himself Protesting Russia's Language Policies Buried". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (in English). 2019-09-14. Retrieved 2025-04-09.
  6. ↑ Eckel, Mike (3 October 2019). "A Language Scholar's Suicide Draws Official Disdain – And Brings Hope To Russia's Minority Groups". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (in English). Retrieved 2019-10-05.
  7. ↑ Times, The Moscow (2019-09-10). "Russian Scholar Dies From Self-Immolation While Protesting to Save Native Language". The Moscow Times (in English). Retrieved 2025-04-09.
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