Jasper County Democrat, Volume 18, Number 59, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 October 1915 — Russia Contains 140 Races. [ARTICLE]

Russia Contains 140 Races.

The population of Russia is more varied than that of the United States —lncluding Porto Rico, the Philippines, the Zulu Islands, Alaska, Indians and all—in fact, more varied than the population of any country in the world.

The population of Russia consists of over 140 different peoples, nationalties, nations, races—differing in language, religion, customs, mode of living, civilization, and living mostly apart from one another. They are: Fifty million Great Russians, or actual Russians, or “Muscovites” (the inhabitants of t’he former grand duchy of Moskva), now ruling all Russia. Twenty million Little Russians, formerly a part of Poland. Twelve million Poles. Six million White Russians, formerly a part of Poland. Two and one-half million Finns. Two million Lithuanians, formerly part of Poland. Two million Germans. One and one-half million Letts, formerly part of Poland. One and one-half million Armenians. One , and one-half million Roumanians. Five million Jews. Sixty million of 130 other different nations and races, as: Tartars, Kurds, Bashkirs, Samoyedes, Kirghizes, Kalmucks, Turks, Bulgars, Greeks, Persians, Gypsies and 120

others. Most all of these live in groups and clans, «n tneir ancient territory.

It would take centuries to melt these 140 different nations of different races, with 140 different languages and almost as many different one solid Russian nation.

In the meantime—scores of them hope to become free and independent countries and thus preserve their ancient home, nationality, language, religion and all.—Polish Courier.