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Ismail Shabanov is the President of the Russian NGO Talysh diaspora. [1] [2]

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References

  1. Председатель талышской общины России отвечает на вопросы [Chairman of the Talysh community in Russia answers questions], Завтра (in Russian), RU, 2008.
  2. Amelina, Yana (2008), The Talysh Issue, RU: Strategic Culture Foundation, archived from the original on 2008-10-11, retrieved 2009-05-18.