Permians

The Udmurts (, ) are a Permian (Finno-Ugric) ethnic group in Eastern Europe, who speak the Udmurt language. They mainly live in the republic of Udmurtia in Russia. They form 24.1% of Udmurtia's population.

ethnic group

language family

thumb|upright=1.2|Bjarmaland (Biarmia) as illustrated in the Carta marina (1539) by [[Olaus Magnus]]

ancient Komi state in medieval Russia

The Besermyan, Biserman, Besermans, or Besermens, are a numerically small Permian people in Russia.

thumb|200px|right|Volga Finns, [[Baltic Finns, Slavs and Khazars in the 9th century; Permians marked with red]] The Permians are the peoples who speak the Permic languages, a branch of the Uralic language family, which includes Komis, Udmurts, and Besermyans.

bronze casts with religious meanings