Russians pretending like the way they treat their ethnic minorities is some sort of Gold standard is fucking comical. Yes, Buryats, Tuvans and other ethnic minority groups being disproportionately mobilised in an imperial war by their coloniser so privileged Muscovites can never face the war themselves is so BASED ! Tell that to all of those Buryats/Kalmyks/Tuvans etc protesting and fleeing the country to escape being drafted.
It is estimated that up to 90% of the Nenet population was wiped out during the 1950s in the Soviet Union. The Nenets, who are an indigenous people in Siberia, were targeted by Stalin's government for their traditional way of life as reindeer herders and their resistance to collectivization.
Many Nenets were forcibly moved into collective farms and their reindeer herds were taken away from them. This led to a loss of their main source of food and livelihood, and many died from starvation or disease.
In addition to this, there were also forced resettlements and deportations that further decimated the Nenet population. The harsh living conditions in these new areas often led to a high mortality rate.
Overall, it is difficult to determine an exact percentage of how many Nenets perished during this time period as accurate records were not kept. However, it is widely accepted that the impact on their population was significant and devastating.
Nenets are indigenous Siberian people whose traditional economy has long been rooted in nomadic reindeer-herding, fishing and hunting. They live in chums: small huts made of reindeer skins, in order to ensure a minimum of thermal insulation, especially during the winter. In this picture Roman looking out of the chum, with his red cheeks worn by the cold, -50°C.
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Ненцы — один из коренных малочисленных народов Севера, населяющих побережье Ледовитого океана от Кольского полуострова до Таймыра.
Традиционно ненцы занимаются крупностадным оленеводством. На полуострове Ямал кочует несколько тысяч оленеводов, владеющих милионами оленей. Часть оленеводов до сих пор ведут кочевой образ жизни, перемещаясь со стадами по устоявшимся маршрутам — летом на север, а зимой на юг. Кочевой образ жизни сформировал многие элементы традиционной культуры — переносное жилище (чум), оленья упряжка и нарты, одежда, приспособленная к свирепым климатическим условиям. Оленеводческие стойбища практически независимы от внешнего мира и живут на полном самообеспечении. Люди кормят оленей, а олени людей.
The Nenets are one of the indigenous peoples of the North, inhabiting the coast of the Arctic Ocean from the Kola Peninsula to Taimyr.
Traditionally, the Nenets are engaged in large-scale reindeer herding. On the Yamal Peninsula, several thousand reindeer herders roam, owning millions of reindeer. Some reindeer herders still lead a nomadic life, moving with herds along established routes - in summer to the north, and in winter to the south. The nomadic way of life has shaped many elements of traditional culture - a portable dwelling (chum), reindeer teams and sleds, clothing adapted to the ferocious climatic conditions. Reindeer herding camps are practically independent from the outside world and live on full self-sufficiency. People feed deer, and deer feed people.
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“Although they may have to leave their family to go to school, many Nenets children then return to live in the tundra. Tribal children are the inheritors of their territories, languages and unique ways of seeing the world, and the custodians of their ancestors’ knowledge.” Nenets camp, Russia, 2019