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Thread Sakha (Yakutia). #RussiaDecolonized
Today, we will discuss the potential for the independence of the vast and frigid republic of Sakha in Russia.
Today, we will discuss the potential for the independence of the vast and frigid republic of Sakha in Russia.
HISTORY
According to the prevailing theory, the Turkic Sakha people migrated northward in the 10th-15th centuries due to pressure from the Buryats, a Mongolic group. /1
According to the prevailing theory, the Turkic Sakha people migrated northward in the 10th-15th centuries due to pressure from the Buryats, a Mongolic group. /1
The Russian Tsardom began the conquest of western Siberia in the 16th century and gradually incorporated the region over a hundred years.
In the more remote areas, there was little resistance, and Russians would impose taxes on the local inhabitants. /2
In the more remote areas, there was little resistance, and Russians would impose taxes on the local inhabitants. /2
1/6 This will be fantastic! A season of films from the #Sakha Republic, curated by my @UCLSSEES colleague @MMSibiryakova & hosted by the wonderful team @Klassiki_Online. Award-winning films, conversations with the directors, academic experts & more! Info👇 klassiki.online/sakha-film/
2/6 At the launch event on 14 October (6.30pm BST), @MMSibiryakova will be in conversation with the director Eduard Novikov, whose film 'The Lord Eagle' (2018) kicks off the season and will be available to stream via the @Klassiki_Online platform from 14-28 October.
3/6 Film #2 is 'The Sun Above Me Never Sets' (2018), directed by Lyubov Borisova, which will screen from 21 Oct to 4 Nov. Next up, from 28 Oct to 11 Nov, is Anatoly Vasiliev's 'Summer House' from 1992 – the #Sakha film industry has been in existence for longer than we might think
