Sakhalin
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Sakhalin is an island in Northeast Asia which is a part of Russia. Its north coast lies 6.5 km off the southeastern coast of Khabarovsk Krai, while its southern tip lies 40 kilometres north of the Jap
Anton Chekhov museum in Alexandrovsk-Sakhalinsky, Russia. It is the house where he stayed in Sakhalin during 1890.
A panorama photograph of Alexandrovsk-Sakhalinsky taken c. 1923
A bird's eye view of Toyohara c. 1930s
Central part of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, 2009
Nivkh people
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The Nivkh, are an indigenous ethnic group inhabiting the northern half of Sakhalin Island and the lower Amur River and coast on the adjacent Russian mainland. Historically, they may have inhabited par
Sakhalin
…mi). The island has a population of roughly 500,000, the majority of whom are Russians. The indigenous peoples of the island are the Ainu, Oroks, and Nivkhs, who are now only present in very small numbers. The island's name is derived from the Manchu word Sahaliyan (ᠰᠠᡥᠠᠯᡳᠶᠠᠨ), which was the name of the…
A group of Nivkh people
Ghiliakes to the east of Daooria, closer to the mouth of the Amur River
A Nivkh village in the early 20th century
Nivkh men who wear skiy and kosk