Moscow, Europe Publishing House, 2005, pp 104
Peoples in danger of extinction – this expression usually refers to tribes lost in Amazon rainforests or New Guinea valleys. It is much more seldom that the Far East or the northernmost regions of Russia are recalled, where, most likely, even fewer ethnic groups will be found in the next census than before. The fact that the Setu people still exists will come as a complete surprise for the absolute majority of people. It is impossible to determine the exact numbers of the Setu, for some of them do call themselves with this name, while others more often use other names, some speak the language of their ancestors quite fluently, while others know just a couple of phrases. Today, this small people, dwindling with every next generation and inhabiting the same territory from times immemorial, has found itself cut in two by the Russian-NATO border. Part of the Setu lives in Pskov region, while the other part inhabits Estonia. There are two cultural communities of the Setu, and relationships between them are far from ideal. The people has become a hostage to big politics.
