#tyva

[tamatarkha]

tuvan indigenous 🔵🟡

[segmentedleg]

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[loxplush]

I have nothing better to do [ I am not in CH fandom I did it as a joke piz 🙏🙏 ]

[sophiemariepl]

Tbh I wish that people acknowledged that the supposed “anti-colonialism” of the USSR actually led to the deprivation of the POC in Russia of their own voice and the ability to stand up against white Slavic (“russkiye”) Russians.

The fact that you don't hear about racism in Russia as much as you hear about Western racism does not mean that the issue is non-existent in there. In fact, it is huge and it is deadly, as now Russia uses it's POC as cannon fodder in the invasion on Ukraine. Tuvan and Buryat soldiers are used for positions which are deadly to them. A loss of one Buryat or of one Tuvan is not equal to a loss of one “russkiy” white Slavic Russian. There are 111 million white Slavic Russians. In case of Tuvans and Buryats, it's only max. 200 thousand. If this is not systemic racism to you, idk what is.

The problem is that the USSR led to the isolation of POC in Russia from the rest of the world's decolonization movements. Because of that, POC in Russia are still stuck in a limbo - between the colonial “Russian World” (Russkiy Mir) and becoming even more marginalized in their own land. Mind you, the collectivization led to nomadic and indigenous people in Russia losing ties with their natural habitats and way of life.

[noosphe-re]

Emblem of the Tuvan People’s Republic (1935–1939)

[mirai9]

[aswiya]

Nanna Heitmann 

A small ferry boat is the only connection to the village of Old Believers. The Old Believers turned against the reforms of the Patriarch Nikon, who reformed from 1652 texts and rites of Russian Orthodox worship. Therefore, many fled to the most remote areas of Russia. First from the Tsar, later from the Soviets. Along the upper reaches of the small Yenissei, there are many small villages of the Old Believers, which still try to live self-sufficient, far away from Western influences. 

Yenisei River. Erzhey. Russia. 2018.

[choiganakardi]

Watercolor “Sayany”, 56x76 cm.