Nevertheless, it improved indigenous standards of living through its influence on material culture and contributed to a decrease in the number of intertribal conflicts. View CorrectionKeywords: Alaska natives, Russian colonization, Russian America, barter trade, commercial competition, material ...
Kamchatka is an example of a map having enormous geopolitical implications. Russia may have regrets about ceding the Kuril Islands to Japan, not to mention selling Alaska to the US in 1867. Had they not, how those events may have influenced history we will never know. More Fun with Maps ep...
Setos are a Finno-Ugric people, with the majority of the population residing in Estonia (ca. 12,000) and only about 170 individuals living in Russia, but they have remained in close contact with Russians for centuries. Setos speak a sub-dialect of the Võro dialect of Estonian and, ...
Scientists have deciphered much of the woolly mammoth’s genetic code from their hair, and some believe it’s possible to clone them if living cells are found Grigoryev said the find could provide the necessary material. The blood of mammoths appeared not to freeze in extreme temperatures, lik...
“Well if comrade David Ross knew that it was wrong, but if comrade David Ross tried to in some way to show his feelings or slightly look the wrong way, it would have been the end of comrade David Ross. That’s why it took so long to come about,” he said. ...