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    Vepsians - Wikipedia

    Veps, or Vepsians (Veps: vepsläižed), are a Baltic Finnic people who speak the Veps language, which belongs to the Finnic branch of the Uralic languages. According to the 2002 Russian census, there were 8,240 Veps in Russia. Of the 281 Veps in Ukraine, 11 spoke Vepsian according to the 2001 Ukrainian census. The … See more

    In modern times, they live in the area between Lake Ladoga, Lake Onega and Lake Beloye – in the Russian Republic of Karelia in … See more

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    Vepsians cluster with Karelians and Finns. They share most of their autosomal ancestry with Europeans, but about 12% of their ancestry is Nganasan-like. This Siberian-related component is linked to the spread of Uralic languages. Like other Baltic Finnic … See more

    • Kurs, Ott (March 2001). "The Vepsians: An administratively divided nationality". Nationalities Papers. 29 (1): 69–83. doi: See more

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    Archeological and linguistic studies suggest that Vepsians lived in the valleys of the Sheksna, the Suda, and the Syas rivers, developing, … See more

    Since 1926, The Vepsian population has been significantly declining likely due to multiple factors such as Stalin's mass forced deportation … See more

    Nikolay Abramov – Vepsian-language poet, translator and writer
    Ivan Golunov, Russian investigative journalist and anti-corruption reporter
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    Aug 26, 2021 · The Vepsian flag, a green [blue] field with a blue Scandinavian cross bordered yellow, was “adopted” in June 1992 at the Vepsian Summer Festival in the Vepsian national village of Kalajoki (Rybreka) near lake Onega …

  7. The Veps: people with ancient roots - Russia Beyond

    Jul 3, 2016 · The Veps call themselves descendants of the legendary Ves. The medieval Arabs knew them as Wisu, while an Ostrogothic (Eastern Goth) historian called them ‘Vasina broncas’.

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