welcome to the realm of the turanians. the turanians are a family of related ethno-linguistic groups: the hungarians, the peoples of the caucasus, the uralic group (finnic and west siberian peoples), and the altaic group (turkic, mongolian, tungus-manchu, korean and japanese peoples). the turanians are the indigenous inhabitants of vast territories in eurasia and have a rich and ancient cultural heritage.
our website presents cultural, historical, and other information concerning the turanian peoples and their lands as we examine some of the most important issues facing them: the preservation of their cultural identity and their struggle for self-determination.
throughout history, the turanian lands have been invaded by foreigners. in many cases, the indigenous turanian peoples have been and are still subjected to genocide, colonization, deportation, or assimilation. foreign rule has not only caused great losses in demographic and cultural terms, but also economically and environmentally as severe damages have been inflicted by the exploitation and pollution of the turanian lands by states such as russia (formerly the soviet union) and china. faced with all these hardships, the turanian peoples are struggling to preserve their distinct cultural identity and to reassert their rights.
one of the main challenges facing the turanian nations today are the remnants of the communist regimes in the former soviet bloc, and in the case of the turanian territories under chinese control, the continuation of communism. these communist regimes have left a disastrous legacy of severe environmental, political, economic, demographic, social, and cultural problems. the situation is made more difficult by the fact that in many cases, the former communist elites have managed to remain in control of the state apparatus with the help of the financial resources gained from the privatization of the state assets. these "post-communist" regimes in east-central europe and the former soviet union are an obstacle to democracy, and to the political, economic and cultural self-determination of the peoples of the region.
this website is not affiliated with any government, political party or ideology, religion, church, corporation, or any other special interest group. it is dedicated exclusively to independent scholarly research and to the promotion of the universal principles of human rights and democracy, with particular emphasis on peoples' right to self-determination, the preservation of traditional indigenous cultures, and environmental protection. our website is a work in progress and is periodically updated, modified and expanded (see updates).
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