A unique settlement of Kalmakov - Siberian Tatars disappears in Kuzbass
At one time, Kalmaks, as Siberian Tatars are called, adopted Islam from Bukhara, immigrants from Central Asia. They survived the repressions of the late 30s, then the war, although they had to put old birth buildings on firewood so as not to scold the Siberian cold. Kalmaks survived in perestroika when local production fell apart. But now, apparently, the Yurt-Konstantinovs, which their inhabitants call just yurts, will soon disappear. Now 60 local residents are left in the yurts.