Siberian Survival

by Gail Osherenko, Andrei V. Golonev, Andrei V. Golovnev

The Yamal Peninsula in northwestern Siberia is one of the few remaining places on earth where a nomadic people retain a traditional culture. Here in the tundra, the Nenets--one of the few indigenous minorities of the Russian North--follow a lifestyle shaped by the seasonal migrations of the reindeer they herd. For decades under Soviet rule, they weathered harsh policies designed to subjugate them. How the Nenets successfully resisted indoctrination...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801436311
• ISBN13: 9780801436314
• Release Date: July 1999
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 9.5"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher