
In 1926/27 the Soviet Central Statistical Administration initiated several yearlong expeditions to gather primary data on the whereabouts, economy and living conditions of all rural peoples living in the Arctic and sub-Arctic at the end of the Russian civil war. Due partly...

Utilizes primary sources from recently opened archives as well as interviews with descendents of the expeditions The first book-size effort to address the status of the Siberian indigenous people The culmination of eight years of work with primary record cards and sources

Utilizes primary sources from recently opened archives as well as interviews with descendents of the expeditions The first book-size effort to address the status of the Siberian indigenous people The culmination of eight years of work with primary record cards and sources