South Livonia used to be one of the biggest fish collective farms (kolkhoz) of last century. Nowadays you can't find such name on the map of Primorye. Collective farm in the past, just Bolshoi Kamen now, is called Noviy mir. The descendants of Estonian settlers still live there.
In the end of 19th century Estonians came to Bolshoi Kamen.
Natalia Polyakova, the specialist of the museum of Bolshoi Kamen: “The resettlement centre knew about the terrible conditions Estonians lived in, so they offered them to move to the Far East, as Estonians were very good at building ships”.
Estonians created one of the most successful fish industries in Primorye. The people created harpoons, nets and small ships for fishing.
Ada Kester, the citizen on Noviy mir: “When my mother came here she was 11. She liked to tell me about the flying fish she saw while sailing in the Indian ocean for 3 months”.
Ada Kester is turning 90 next year. She has 3 children.
10 families came from Estonia to Primorye. The place was called South Livonia. When the Soviet government came, Estonians didn't want to create kolkhoz until Ugan Gaslep was chosen as the head of it. Nowadays the main street of Noviy mir is called in his honour.
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