Udmurtia (Russian: Удму́ртия, tr. Udmurtiya; IPA: [ʊˈdmurtʲɪjə]; Udmurt: Удмуртия), or the Udmurt Republic (Russian: Удму́ртская Pеспу́блика, tr. Udmurtskaya Respublika; IPA: [ʊˈdmurtskəjə rʲɪsˈpublʲɪkə]; Udmurt: Удмурт Элькун) is a federal subject of Russia (a republic). Its capital is the city of Izhevsk. Population: 1,521,420 (2010 Census). History

Map of the Udmurt Republic

History of Udmurtia
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The Uralic language community was founded in the late Stone Age in the Ural region. Later, a Permic community split off from the Uralic community. At the end of the first millennium CE, Proto-Udmurts were differentiated from the Permic generality.^{[clarification needed]} Originally, the Proto-Udmurts lived in the middle Kama River region, then began to settle around the mouth of the Vyatka River.

20th century

differentiated from the Permic generality.[clarification needed] Originally, the Proto-Udmurts lived in the middle Kama River region, then began to settle around the mouth of the Vyatka River.

 20th century

The first industrial enterprise, in what is now Udmurtia, was the state-owned Votkinsk Zavod founded as a weapons arsenal on the west bank of the river Kama. In 1917, Udmurts joined the short lived Idel-Ural League which was dissolved in December 1918. On November 4, 1920, the Votsk Autonomous Oblast was formed. On January 1, 1932, it was renamed Udmurt Autonomous Oblast, which was then reorganized into the Udmurt ASSR on December 28, 1934. In Joseph Stalin's Great Purge of 1937–1938, the murder of most of Udmurt's nationalist intellectuals had consequences for Udmurt society. During World War II, many industrial factories were evacuated from Ukraine and western borderlands to Udmurtia, considerably increasing the ethnic Russian population in Udmurtia.
The Udmurt Republic in its present form has existed since September 20, 1990.Demographics
Population: 1,521,420 (2010 Census);^[6] 1,570,316 (2002 Census);^[11] 1,609,003 (1989 Census).^[12]
Although as of 2007 the population was declining, the decline was more pronounced in urban areas. Out of the 19,667 births reported in 2007, 12,631 were in urban areas (11.86 per 1000) and 7,036 were in rural areas (14.88 per 1000). Birth rates for rural areas are 25% higher than that of urban areas. Of the total of 21,727 deaths, 14,366 were reported in urban areas (13.49 per 1000) and 7,361 were in rural areas (15.56 per 1000). Natural decline of population was measured at -0.16% for urban areas and an insignificant -0.07% for rural areas (average for Russia was -0.33% in 2007).^[13]
 

St. Michael's Cathedral declared group.^[17] Over two thirds of the world population of Udmurts live in the republic.^[18]

[edit] Religion

Religion in Udmurtia (2012)^[19][20]

  Russian Orthodox (33.1%)

  Unaffiliated Christian (5%)

  Muslim (4%)

  Rodnover and Udmurt Vos (Udmurt Pagan) (2%)

  Other Orthodox (2%)

  Protestant (1%)

  Old Believers (1%)

  Spiritual but not religious (29%)

  Atheist (19%)

  Other or undeclared (3.9%)

According to a 2012 official survey^[19] 33.1% of the population of Udmurtia adheres to the Russian Orthodox Church, 5% are unaffiliated generic Christians, 2% adheres to other Orthodox Churches, 4% are Muslims, 2% of the population adheres to Slavic Rodnovery (Slavic Neopaganism) or to Udmurt Vos (Udmurt Neopaganism), 1% to forms of Protestantism, 1% to Starovery (Old Believers). In addition, 29% of the population deems itself to be "spiritual but not religious", 19% is atheist, and 3.9% follows other religions or did not give an answer to the question.