Udmurtia (Russian: Удму́ртия, tr. Udmurtiya; Udmurt: Удмуртия), or the Udmurt Republic (Russian: Удму́ртская Pеспу́блика, tr. Udmurtskaya Respublika; Udmurt: Удмурт Элькун) is a federal subject of Russia (a republic). Its capital is the city of Izhevsk. Population: 1,521,420 (2010 Census).
The Udmurts are a people who speak the Udmurt language. Through history they have been known in Russian as Chud Otyatskaya (чудь отяцкая), Otyaks, or Votyaks (most known name), and in Tatar as Ar.
Since the breakup of the Soviet Union a revival of a Finno-Ugric cultural identity has taken place among Estonians and Udmurts, which resulted in a pan-Finno-Ugric cultural movement called "Ethnofuturism". Udmurt musicians of this movement include Ivan Grigoryevykh, singer Nadezhda Utkina (a.k.a. Nadia Utkina) and composer Marina Khodyreva.
In 2001, three CDs with authentic folk music were produced under the common title "The New Song of the Ancient Land". The band Virgo In Tacta blends folk with electronic music.
The music of the electronic duo Ряба Мутантъ (Ryaba Mutant) could be described as a Russian variant of IDM.
Udmurt ethno-pop band Buranovskiye Babushki (Бурановские бабушки) represented Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012.
Traditional instruments include the chipchirgan, a wind instrument and symbol of Udmurtia, the krezh, a zither similar to a the Russian gusli and the vargan, a jaw-harp.
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