Атлас народов Сибири и Дальнего Востока : Мир видимый и невидимый

Na ogromnoy terrytoryy ot vostochnykh sklonov Uralskykh gor do beregov Tykhogo okeana zhyvut narody, dlya kotorykh s etymy mestamy svyazano vsyo: yazyk, zanyatyya, obychay y kultura. Zhyvut yzdrevle — s nachala vremyon, kak govorytsya v predanyyakh. Y otnosyatsya k svoey zemle s neyzmennym pochtenyem. U narodov Sybyry slozhylys svoy tradytsyy ustnogo rasskaza. V proshlom schytalos, chto ystoryy sposobny vlyyat na khod sobytyy. Naprymer, vo vremya mygratsyy dykykh oleney u nekotorykh narodov byly pod zapretom dazhe skazky, potomu chto volshebnye obrazy y geroy mogly spugnut zhyvotnykh y pomeshat okhote. Eta knyga pryglashaet v puteshestvye po myru, gde sosedstvuyut s beskrayney taygoy zasnezhennye gornye pyky, tekut k Severnomu Ledovytomu okeanu velykye reky, prostyrayutsya zapovednye bolota y smenyayutsya neobyatnymy stepyamy stroynye berezovye roshchy. Zdes sovremennoe perepletaetsya s tradytsyonnym, a obydennoe — s myfycheskym. V etom myre ozhyvayut drevnye legendy o rozhdenyy kholoda, podzemnykh zhytelyakh, yukagyrskykh ognyakh y drugykh chudesakh. Volshebnoy syloy tut obladayut oleny y medvedy, mamonty y dazhe komary. Serdtse Zapadnoy Sybyry — bolota, beryozovye roshchy y glukhye urmany (temnokhvoynye tayozhnye lesa). Zdes tekut velykye reky myra — Ob, Yrtysh, Enysey — y zhyvut raznye narody. Sredy nykh sybyrskye tatary, khanty, mansy, selkupy, chulymtsy y kety. Ty uznaesh o nentsakh y altaytsakh, chukchakh y evenkakh, yakutakh, y tuvyntsakh y eshchyo o bolee chem trydtsaty drugykh narodakh, dlya kotorykh ety kraya — rodnoy dom. V sozdanyy knygy uchastvovaly predstavytely korennykh narodov. Ykh rasskazy — eto zhyvaya ystoryya udyvytelnogo y prekrasnogo regyona nashey bolshoy strany. Udalyonnost ot «bolshoy zemly», vechnaya merzlota, polyarnaya noch, dlynnaya zyma, korotkoe leto, k kotoromu prylagayutsya komary y moshka. Kazhetsya, chto takaya zhyzn po zubam tolko belym medvedyam, no uzhe sotny let zdes zhyvut samye raznye narody, sredy kotorykh nentsy, nganasany, entsy y dolgany.

The vast territory from the eastern slopes of the Ural Mountains to the shores of the Pacific Ocean is inhabited by peoples for whom everything is connected with these places: language, occupations, customs and culture. They have lived since ancient times — since the beginning of time, as they say in the legends. And they treat their land with unwavering respect. The peoples of Siberia have their own traditions of oral storytelling. In the past, it was believed that stories could influence the course of events. For example, during the migration of wild deer, even fairy tales were forbidden among some peoples, because magical images and heroes could frighten animals and interfere with hunting. This book invites you to travel around the world, where snow-capped mountain peaks side by side with the endless taiga, great rivers flow to the Arctic Ocean, protected swamps stretch and slender birch groves give way to vast steppes. Here, the modern is intertwined with the traditional, and the mundane with the mythical. Ancient legends about the birth of cold, underground inhabitants, Yukaghir fires and other wonders come to life in this world. Deer and bears, mammoths and even mosquitoes have magical powers here. The heart of Western Siberia is swamps, birch groves and remote urmans (dark coniferous taiga forests). The great rivers of the world flow here — the Ob, the Irtysh, the Yenisei — and different peoples live there. Among them are the Siberian Tatars, Khanty, Mansi, Selkups, Chulymians and Kets. You will learn about the Nenets and Altaians, Chukchi and Evenks, Yakuts and Tuvans, and more than thirty other peoples for whom these regions are their native home. Representatives of indigenous peoples participated in the creation of the book. Their stories are the living history of an amazing and beautiful region of our big country. Remoteness from the "mainland", permafrost, polar night, long winter, short summer, accompanied by mosquitoes and midges. It seems that only polar bears can handle such a life, but for hundreds of years a wide variety of peoples have lived here, including the Nenets, Nganasans, Ents and Dolgans.