What was the basis for the Nazis to support various ethnic minorities in the Soviet Union and elsewhere over the majority populations?

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Nope, there is no connection. The Nazis made up their own laws.

In general, when you set out to conquer a state, subverting it from the inside by inciting its minorities is a good complementary technique. (On the other hand, treating the conquered population like shit and less-than-human is not likely to lead to a durable conquest - that's why the Nazis failed in the end.)

Re: the Karaites. The only "privilege" they obtained was to not to be exterminated alongside the Jews. In a narrow technical sense that is a privilege, yes.

Also, what is the source for the statement that Mongols, Cossacks et al. had privileges over Russians in the Russian Empire? Sounds a bit surprising to me.

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