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Nivkh of Sakhalin, 1890. Creator: Ivan Nikolaevich Krasnov
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Nivkh of Sakhalin, 1890. Creator: Ivan Nikolaevich Krasnov
Nivkh of Sakhalin, 1890.
This photograph is from a collection consisting of an album and individual photographs preserved in the Aleksandrovsk Municipal History and Literature Museum "A.P. Chekhov and Sakhalin" in Alekandrovsk-Sakhalinskiy, Sakhalin Island (off Russia's southeast coast). The photographs were taken on Sakhalin Island during the late 19th and early 20th centuries and provide rare glimpses of the island's settlements, prisons, and inhabitants. Sakhalin Island was used by imperial Russia as a penal colony and place of exile for criminals and political prisoners. Between 1869 and 1906, more than 30, 000 inmates and exiles endured the difficult conditions of the forced-labor colony on the island. The collection depicts public life and institutions in the town of Aleksandrovsk Post, convicts working under harsh conditions or in chains, and political prisoners. The photographs also show the daily life both of the Nivkh people, indigenous to the northern part of the island, and the Russian settler population
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This evocative photograph, captured by Ivan Nikolaevich Krasnov in 1890, offers a rare and poignant glimpse into the lives of the Nivkh people on Sakhalin Island during the late 19th century. The Nivkh, also known as the Gilyaks, are an indigenous people native to the northern part of Sakhalin Island, off Russia's southeast coast. At the time, Sakhalin Island was used by imperial Russia as a penal colony and place of exile for criminals and political prisoners. Between 1869 and 1906, more than 30,000 inmates and exiles endured the harsh conditions of the forced-labor colony on the island. This photograph, part of a larger collection preserved in the Aleksandrovsk Municipal History and Literature Museum A.P. Chekhov and Sakhalin in Alekandrovsk-Sakhalinskiy, provides a valuable record of the daily life of the Nivkh people, who lived in relative isolation from the Russian settler population. The man in the photograph wears traditional Nivkh clothing, including a fur hat and a short, knee-length coat, and carries a bow and quiver. He is shown standing in a forest clearing, surrounded by trees and foliage, suggesting a connection to the natural world that was central to Nivkh culture. The collection of photographs taken by Krasnov and others during this period offers a unique window into the complex history of Sakhalin Island, revealing the coexistence of different communities and the challenges they faced in a remote and difficult environment.
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