Sybirak
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A sybirak is a person resettled to Siberia. Like its Russian counterpart sibiryák, the word can refer to any dweller of Siberia, but it more specifically refers to Poles imprisoned or exiled to Siberi
Farewell to Europe, by Aleksander Sochaczewski.
Black and white reproduction of Zesłanie Studentów (Students Exile) by Jacek Malczewski from 1891
Christmas Eve in Siberia, by Jacek Malczewski, 1892.
The Prisoners, Jacek Malczewski, 1883
Far North (Russia)
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The Extreme North or the Far North is a large part of Russia located mainly north of the Arctic Circle and boasting enormous mineral and natural resources. Its total area, mostly within Siberia, is ab
Sybirak
…the word can refer to any dweller of Siberia, but it more specifically refers to Poles imprisoned or exiled to Siberia or even to those sent to the Russian Arctic or to Kazakhstan in the 1940s (post World War II). Russian and Soviet authorities exiled many Poles to Siberia, starting with the 18th-century opponents…
Yakutia