z he p , ▁Un z he i , ▁Zh ive i ▁and ▁B ole e ▁Mal ki ye ▁( all ▁in ▁the ▁K aa - K hem sky ▁District ). ▁Sm aller ▁ult ra - Or th odox ▁settlement s ▁are ▁found ▁further ▁up stream . ▁ ▁Eth nic ▁Rus si ans ▁make ▁up ▁ 3 8 . 6 8 % ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁( as ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁Census ) ▁in ▁K aa - K hem sky ▁District , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁remote ▁regions ▁in ▁Tu va . ▁The ▁population ▁is ▁mostly ▁Old ▁Bel ie vers . ▁Rus si ans ▁account ▁for ▁ 3 4 . 1 2 % ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁in ▁Pi y - K hem sky ▁and ▁ 1 9 . 8 0 % ▁in ▁Tod z hin sky . ▁In ▁Ky zy l , ▁they ▁account ▁for ▁ 3 7 . 0 2 %. ▁ ▁Religion ▁ ▁Two ▁relig ions ▁are ▁w ides p read ▁among ▁the ▁people ▁of ▁Tu va : ▁Tib et an ▁Buddh ism ▁and ▁sh aman ism . ▁Tib et an ▁Buddh ism ' s ▁present - day ▁spiritual ▁leader ▁is ▁T enz in ▁Gy at so , ▁the ▁four teenth ▁Dal ai ▁L ama . ▁In ▁September ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁the ▁four teenth ▁Dal ai ▁L ama ▁visited ▁Tu va ▁for ▁three ▁days . ▁On ▁September   2 0 , ▁he ▁bl essed ▁and ▁consec r ated ▁the ▁new ▁yellow - blue - white ▁flag