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National-Cultural Autonomy of the Russian Federation

- A form of national and cultural self-determination, which is a union of Russian citizens consider themselves to a particular ethnic community, located in the respective territory of the situation of national minorities on the basis of their voluntary self-organization in order to self-help preserve the identity, language development, education, national culture .

N. KA - form of public association. Its legal form is a public organization.

NA KA is based on the principles of the free will of citizens in allocating to a certain ethnic community; self-organization and self-government; the diversity of the internal organization of the national-cultural autonomy; a combination of public initiative with state support; respect for language, culture, traditions and customs of citizens of different ethnic communities; the rule of law. N. KA has the right to:

1) to receive support from the state authorities and local authorities, necessary for the preservation of national identity, the development of the national (native) language and national culture;

2) apply to the legislative (representative) and executive authorities, local governments, representing their national and cultural interests;

3) create the media in the manner prescribed by the legislation of the Russian Federation, to receive and disseminate information at the national (native) language;

4) preserve and enrich the historical and cultural heritage, to have free access to national cultural values;

5) follow national traditions and customs, to revive and develop the traditional arts and crafts;

6) to create educational and research institutions, cultural institutions and to ensure their functioning in accordance with Russian legislation;

7) participate through their authorized representatives in international nepravitelstvennyhorganizatsy;

8) to establish on the basis of the legislation of the Russian Federation and maintain, without any discrimination, humanitarian contacts with citizens, public organizations of foreign countries. Federal laws, constitutions (charters), laws of subjects of the Russian national-cultural autonomy can be granted, and other rights in the field of education and culture.

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1) local NA KA Russian citizens identify themselves with a particular ethnic community, can form a regional AN KA Russian citizens identify themselves with a particular ethnic group;

2) regional AN KA two or more subjects of the Russian Federation may establish inter-regional bodies to coordinate their activities. Such bodies are not inter-regional national-cultural autonomies; 3) federal N. KA Russian citizens identify themselves with a particular ethnic community, shall be established by at least half of the registered regional

national-cultural autonomies of the Russian Federation citizens identify themselves with a certain ethnic community.

Said N. KA can coordinate their activities, to participate in the development of federal and regional programs in the field of preservation and development of national (native) language and national culture based on mutual agreements and treaties of the federal, regional, national and cultural

autonomous regions and the Russian Federation.

Education, state registration, reorganization and (or) liquidation of N. KA carried out in the manner prescribed by the Federal Law "On national-cultural autonomy", and "On public associations" and other federal laws.