Siberian separatists are as real as Texas ones. Yes, both regions have their unique cultural identity and certain amount of distrust towards federal government, but both will not gain independence without some cataclysmic event destroying the respective countries as we know them.
Also compared to Tatarstan, "Siberian separatism" is a complete joke. During the "parade of sovereignties" Tatarstan has declared its independence and it got supported in 92s referendum [0]. For various reasons it was not true independence in the end, but even today Tatar elites are quite strong and have a certain degree of independence from the Moscow government.
Siberian separatists are as real as Texas ones. Yes, both regions have their unique cultural identity and certain amount of distrust towards federal government, but both will not gain independence without some cataclysmic event destroying the respective countries as we know them.
Also compared to Tatarstan, "Siberian separatism" is a complete joke. During the "parade of sovereignties" Tatarstan has declared its independence and it got supported in 92s referendum [0]. For various reasons it was not true independence in the end, but even today Tatar elites are quite strong and have a certain degree of independence from the Moscow government.
[0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1992_Tatarstani_sovereignty_re...