изба Векшина
The place
izba Vekshina ("Vekshin's Cabin") in the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug (Yugra), Khanty-Mansiysk/Nyagan sector (Western Siberian Vasyugan plain, Russia), at a true altitude of ~50 m (listing shows 0 m, erroneous), Ugric marsh taiga. Continuous Russia Western Siberia cluster (batches 260-363). Traditional forest/hunting log cabin (Vekshin surname, Russian-Ugric), sub-boreal taiga zone of Pinus sylvestris + Picea obovata + Betula pendula + Vasyugan Reserve 200,000 km² largest marsh in the world, 6% of the world's peatland + Western Siberia 2nd largest oil region in the world after the Persian Gulf, 90% RU Rosneft/Gazprom + heritage of the Khanty-Mansi Ugric peoples, 42,000, Khanty/Mansi languages, UNESCO Critically Endangered, shamanism, domesticated reindeer.
The setting
Khanty-Mansiysk Nyagan Yugra Western Siberia Russia altitude 0 m erroneous ~50 m real Ugric marsh taiga, continuous cluster batches 260-363, Vekshin forest cabin Ugric, taiga Pinus/Picea/Betula + Vasyugan 200,000 km² largest marsh in the world 6% peatland + Western Siberia 2nd world oil 90% RU Rosneft/Gazprom, Khanty-Mansi Ugric peoples 42,000 UNESCO Critically Endangered shamanism reindeer.
