Social Sciences and Russian Studies Group
Northern Russian and Siberian areal studies, part of the SPRI (Scott Polar Research Institute).
Travelling between Continents - Interethnic Contacts across Bering Strait
Article by Peter P. Schweitzer in Anthropology of East Europe Review 1995.
Crossroads of Continents
Online exhibition about Siberian-Alaskan contacts, prepared by the [US] National Museum of Natural History.
Journey to Other Worlds
Online exhibition on the lifeways of 14 Siberian peoples of a century ago.
RAIPON - Russian Association of Indigenous Peoples of the North
Non-government organization protecting the interests of Russia's northern minority peoples (in Russian and English).
Drawing Shadows to Stone: Photographing North Pacific Peoples
Online exhibition on the Jesup North Pacific Expedition (1897-1902), by the American Museum of Natural History.
Traditional Culture of the Russians in Siberia
Customs and material culture (in Russian and English).
The Indigenous Peoples of Sakhalin
Online exhibition on the Ainu, Nivkh and Orok, by the Sakhalin Regional Museum.
Segmentary Hierarchy of Identity: The Case of Yakuts and Evens in Northern Yakutia
Article by Shiro Sasaki, discussing the ethnic identity and socio-cultural units of the Yakut and Even.
The World of Michael Grey Wolf
Graphic and sculptural artist engaged with the First Peoples of Northern Asia and with nature.
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