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The people of the river and the taiga, who settled in the coastal wilds since ancient times, spoke in the Arsenyev Museum. And a little late curious listeners had to stand a little, but the lecture of one of the most experienced connoisseurs of aboriginal life, Anatoly Startsev, was worth it. What ethnographer reminded countrymen and contemporaries that criticized — tell Olga Katrenko.

Half a century he watches the life of small indigenous peoples of Primorsky Krai. And here, it is necessary, we choose a beautiful background for the comment, and the scientist criticizes the art object.

Anatoly Startsev, chief researcher of the Institute of history, Ethnography and archeology Feb RAS: "the trunk may be a snake, but such images, faces, never was."

After all, he is an artist initially, and imagination does not accept. Realist. Years of sketches in Udege villages, fishing camps of Orochi, in Nanai camps affect. The ornament it reads like a fairy tale. Tiger is not a bird.

- I see, beak, Yes, diagonally…

A carpet with a duck totem, a symbol of kind — a work of fine craftsmanship. Birch bark ornament, talun-AUM - on Udege hat. The origin of the Udege people is the topic of Anatoly Startsev's lecture. He talks about the coastal protected areas, which gave the name to the whole nation. About the Bikin river, the banks of which are covered with forest — there Uji. On the lower reaches of the Ussuri river, where the Udege called as a Jukola-teli.

Three hours are not enough to tell about the origin of one nation. But he tries. And there, behind the glass is a unique thing. You can't measure them with your feet. It is better to sit down and consider. Fortunately, the ethnographic hall of the Arsenyev Museum has. Who would have thought that in the area of the village of Olon in the 50s still cut from wood yarga-Ni, shamans on a Panther on horseback. And next already saddled the tiger, Udege amban-seven.

Valentin andreytsov, Chairman of the Union of indigenous small peoples of the Primorye territory: "In fact, no such purpose that the person their identity changed, the soul took himself Udege, more to people interested. We learned about the people who inhabited the coastal land, maybe went to the national village."

Valentin andreytsev-leader of the Union of indigenous small Nations-promises to help the scientist with the publication of a new book. This time about the Olga basins. On the capital for a decade, there is no hope.

Anatoly Startsev, chief researcher of the Institute of history, Ethnography and archeology Feb RAS: "We do not give money for travel work, where the scientist will draw knowledge?»

But he will not stop sharing the accumulated. In order to avoid mistakes, to remember those with whom we live side by side.

News source: http://vestiprim.ru/news/ptrnews/74735-primorcam-napomnili-o-proishozhdenii-lyudey-reki-i-taygi.html