People Mari Johnson "made the ultimate sacrifice to keep this state safe. She will never be forgotten."

The New Yorker Under Bolshevik rule, the Mari people of Russia were offered affirmative action, then terrorized by the state. Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, they have reclaimed their pagan and Christian traditions.

The New Yorker Russia's Mari people—and their traditions—have withstood centuries.

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VICE News Budi was kept in a chicken cage for 10 months—emaciated, anemic, and swollen from only being fed condensed milk.

VICE News The animals are often kept at homes as a status symbol.

Daily Mail MailOnline readers helped to raise £20,000 for little Budi's care.

PositiveMed Budi the orangutan is recovering after almost a year of neglect: The tiny ape spent the first 10 months of his life in a chicken coop in Ketapang, Indonesia and was severely malnourished after surviving only on condensed milk. Eventually, the family Read more ... realized that Budi was very ill and turned him over to authorities. He traveled for 10 hours to the International Animal Rescue (IAR), where he is currently being nursed back to health. "His little body was bloated with fluid from severe malnutrition and his limbs were swollen and bent. He was completely unable to move or even sit up on his own," IAR Director Karmele L. Sanchez told The Daily Mail. "At more than a year old, he should have been strong enough to climb and swing. Instead, he was as helpless as a newborn baby." Budi is making progress; he can now sit up on his own for short periods. It's still too early to tell whether any of the damage inflicted is permanent, but his caretakers are optimistic that his resilient spirit will help him recover. Source: Mashable