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This represented 82.0% of the total population of the republic. In addition, Tuvans have a much higher fertility rate than Russians and the other Slavic peoples, while the median age of the Tuvan population is much lower than Russians. This basically ensures that the Tuvan population would continue to grow during the foreseeable future.
Tuva (/ ˈ t uː v ə /; Russian: Тува) or Tyva (/ ˈ t ɪ v ə /; Tuvan: Тыва [tʰɤ̀ʋɐ]), officially the Republic of Tyva, [a] is a republic of Russia. [13] Tuva lies at the geographical center of Asia, in southern Siberia.
Tuvan, [a] sometimes spelt Tyvan, [b] is a Turkic language spoken in the Republic of Tuva in South Central Siberia, Russia. There are small groups of Tuvans that speak distinct dialects of Tuvan in China and Mongolia .
The Tuvan People's Republic (TPR), [a] [b] known simply as Tannu Tuva, [c] was a partially recognized socialist republic that existed between 1921 and 1944. [10] It was located in the same territory as the former Imperial Russian protectorate of Uriankhai Krai, northwest of Mongolia, and now corresponds to the Republic of Tuva, a republic of Russia.
The Alash ensemble, a throat singing band from Tuva. Tuvan-Mongol throat singing, the main technique of which is known as khoomei (/ x u ˈ m iː / or / x oʊ ˈ m eɪ /; Tuvan: хөөмей, höömey; Mongolian: ᠬᠦᠭᠡᠮᠡᠢ, хөөмий, khöömii, [1] Russian: хоомей; Chinese: 呼麦, pinyin: hūmài), is a style of singing practiced by people in Tuva and Mongolia.
A Tuvan capital was established, called Belotsarsk (Белоца́рск; literally, "Town of White Tsar"). [36] Meanwhile, in 1911, Mongolia became independent, though under Russian protection. Following the Russian Revolution of 1917 which ended the Tsar's rule, most of Tuva was occupied from 5 July 1918 to 15 July 1919 by Aleksandr Kolchak ...
Tuvan throat singing (or Mongolian throat singing) is a form of singing comprising several techniques; it is practiced in the Republic of Tuva, belonging to the Russian federation, [16] [17] [18] [1] in Mongolia and in China.
Tuvan or Tuvinian can refer to: Of or pertaining to Tuva, a federal subject of Russia Tuvans or Tuvinians, a Turkic ethnic group living in southern Siberia; Tuvan language, also known as Tuvinian, Tyvan or Tuvin, a Turkic language spoken in the Republic of Tuva; Tuvan throat singing, a singing technique where one can sing in two tones at the ...