The line of the north

How civilization changes the small peoples of Russia. Photo station Fedor Telkov and Sergey Losteva

According to official figures, several dozens of small peoples live in Russia - there are about 500 thousand of them in total. Many representatives of these peoples manage to maintain a traditional way to this day. But every year, civilization occurs (following, first of all, the development of oil production)-and gradually destroys the world of the peoples of the North and North-East of Russia: people who have not recently known urban life are forced to move to large settlements in search of work. As a result, the traditional way is replaced by “transitional” - when both folk traditions and the benefits of modern society are equally valuable for a person. The project "Line of the North" Fedor Telkov and Sergey Lostev - about how civilization changes the small peoples of Russia.

Oksana Aivasedo, 36 years old, Nenka, was born in the village of Halyasavei, a housewife. Igor Aivasedo, 42 years old, Nenets, was born in the village of Harampur, a fisherman. Their daughter Sophia, 1 year. Live on the camp of the Bear Mountain.

View on Tarko-Sal is a city in the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, the administrative center of the Purovsky district.

Nelly Aivaseda, 68 years old, Russian, was born and lives in the village of Varigan, a pensioner. Alexander Aivaseda, 73 years old, Nenets, a stone mountain, a pensioner was born on the camp.

View of the temple of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker. Tarko-Sale.

Pupils of the boxing section Purovskaya Children and Youth Sports School "Avangard".

House on the embankment of the Parkupur River. Tarko-Sale.

Maxim Pyak, 31 years old, Nenets, was born and lives in Tarko-Sal, a feeding at Zooferm.

Deer carcasses. The state farm Verkhne-Purovsky. Tarko-Sale.

Alena Aivasedo, 7 years old, Nenka, was born in the pasture herd No. 2, lives in Tarko-Sale.

Family photography in the room of the children's boarding school. Tarko-Sale.

Anastasia Aivasedo, 28 years old, Nenka, was born and lives in Tarko-Sala, a beastword.

Exhibits of the History and Local Lore Museum. Tarko-Sale.

Tarko-Sale schoolchildren: Rostislav Aivasedo, 8 years old, Nenets, was born on the camp of the Bear Mountain; Svyatoslav Pyak, 7 years old, Nenets, was born in the village of Hanoya; Vladimir Kushin, 6 years old, Selkup, was born in Tarko-Sale; Alexey Pyak, 7 years old, Nenets, was born in the village of Hanoya.

On the territory of the camp of the bear mountain.

Love, 26 years old, Nenka, was born in the city of Samburg, a nurse; Denis Nyarui, 4 years, Nenets, was born in the city of Samburg, a schoolboy. Live in Tarko-Sale.

Sobolinnaya animal farm. Tarko-Sale.

Vyacheslav Aivasedo, 23 years old, Nenets, was born and lives on the camp of Bear Mountain, a fisherman.