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A resident of the Roshchino village of Krasnoarmeiskii district, Claudia Kyalunziga is a representative of Udege nation. She has managed to save the flair of Udehe and also is passing it down to her children and grandchildren.

By education she is a primary school teacher, has forty years teaching experience. She is always willing to tell beautiful legends and childhood memories for hours.

Excellent hunters and professional fishermen- these are the main occupations of minority nationality. At the same time they have always been caring towards the nature of Primorsky region.

Udege cuisine is a story in its own right. It combines unique identiy and Chinese piquancy. Dozens of dishes made of fish and meat prepared according to old recipes, which are being passed from generation to generation.

Not only Asian culture, but Russian traditions also had big influence on members of Udege family. Orthodoxy is one of them.

Victor Bochkov, the son of Claudia Kyalunziga: "Mother is a real Christian. She always reminds me that there are days, when you cannot work, because these are holy days. "

Now Claudia Kyalunziga is telling exciting and fairy tale like stories to her grandchildren, to pass down as many interesting and time-mixed traditions as possible.

News source: http://vestiprim.ru/2016/10/25/kolorit-udegeyskogo-naroda-peredaet-svoim-detyam-i-vnukam-zhitelnica-sela-roschino.html