Странники - Stranniki

The major language of the Stranniki is Russian, though many have adopted the language of the country they have found homes in.

Due to their ever mobile state, travelling around in their communities across nations the burying of the dead is only done by Stranniki who have left thier community's travel and chosen to remain in one place. For the larger community the Stranniki burn their dead in large funeral pyres, burning their possessions and tributes to the deceased so that they might have them in the next life, wherever or whatever that may be.    The exact type of pyre depends on the location the community is at the time, if the community is by the coastline or shorelines, the Stranniki place the deceased inside a small wooden ship, loaded with their possessions and burn the ship as it floats away down stream or out to sea.

The Stranniki are descendants of the Russian people who left Russia in the wake of WWIII, and as such comparing them to the Russians who supported and remained under the leadership of the Russian regime in the wake is a major taboo to them.   Another is a refusal accept the democratic process. Each clan, gathering, community of Stranniki have an elected official, with each member of the community over the age of 17 having the right to vote and have thier voice heard. The rigging, dismissal or attempts to undermine that voice of the people is considered extremely offensive and has caused people to become banished from their community.