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Located in Siberia, the Tuva Republic is a small state of the Russian federation. It
is bordered at the south by Mongolia, surrounded by the Western Sayan mountains to the north, the Tannu
Ola range to the south, and the Altai range to the west. Its eastern territory is forested and elevated.
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Siberia
Siberian landscape, near Kyzyl, Tuva.
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This remote Siberian region harbors a fascinating cultural tradition: Throat
singing. Tuva's Throat Singers can emit several harmonious pitches simultaneously and notes that sound
like whistles. Their songs mimic the sounds of nature. The style has been likened to human bagpipes able
to produce multiple low and high tones, based on one tone. In 2009, this art was recognized by Unesco as
Intangible Cultural Heritage.
Despite being a remote and almost inaccessible area, Tuva was conquered by different empires: It was
first in the hands of the Xiongnu, a nomadic cattle-herding tribe; who were established in what is now
Mongolia. It was later occupied by the Mongol Empire and subsequently by China’s Qing Dynasty. In 1914
it joined the Russian Empire of Nicholas II and during the Russian Revolution in 1917 and the taking of
Tuva by Communist troops in 1920, Tuvan revolutionaries proclaimed their independence.
Thus, in 1924 the People's Republic of Tuva was created, and recognized by the USSR.
After the fall of
the USSR, in 1993, it adopted its current name, Republic of Tuva, and was incorporated into to the
Russian region of Siberia.
siberia
Petroglyph depicting sexuality and fertility. Siberia.
School graduation. Kyzyl, Siberia
Auto mechanic near Abakan, Siberia.
Somewhere between Kyzyl and Abakan. Siberia
Along the Kyzyl hills, Siberia
‘Babushka’. Siberia
On the way to Bayan-Kol, Siberia.
Hanging out with the boys, Siberia
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The vast expanse of Siberia contrasts with its low population density: it spans across
more than 75% of Russia's land mass but is home to only 28% of Russia's population.
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A Rich History
'Bökh' Mongolian wrestling near Kyzyl, Siberia.
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Its remote location and isolation were determining factors for Stalin's USSR
choosing it as the location of the Gulag prison camps, in which abuse and forced labor were the order of
the day.
The Bering Strait, located in the Siberian far east, is a stretch of 82 kilometers of sea
linking Asia with the United States (Alaska). Several studies maintain that humans migrated from Asia to
America through this narrow passage by the end of the last ice age, when ice sheets began to melt,
opening an ice-free corridor. Therefore, the first Americans came from Siberia. This is shown by
comparisons between ancestral genomes from bones found in the Siberian steppes and America.
Another theses point out that the early Americans came from Siberia or from Southeastern Asia, arriving along
the Pacific coast. The most recent research has revealed that indigenous tribes from the Amazon and
other South American regions not only have Siberian genomes, but also bear strong similarities with the
Oceania native. It is still a mystery how the latter reached Siberia, intermingled with its people and
migrated with them to South America.
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Next Up: Caucasus - where we witnessed war and listened to the melodic prayers of
widows who have little left to pray for.
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