изба Волысьях
The place
изба Волысьях ("Izba Volysyakh") in the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Nyagan/Sovietsky area (Western Siberia, lower Ob taiga, Russia), at a true elevation of ~50 m (listed 0 m is erroneous), western lower-Ob taiga. Continuous Russia Western Siberia cluster (batches 260-407). Khanty fishing/hunting isba, lower Ob (Nyagan, 60,000 inhabitants, oil + Sovietsky, 30,000 inhabitants, timber industry + Ob, 3650 km, 4th longest in Eurasia + Khanty-Mansi AO, 534,000 km², 1.7 M inhabitants, 60% of Russian oil, iconic + heritage of the Khanty/Mansi peoples (Finno-Ugric peoples, Khanty 30,000, Khanty language + Mansi 12,000, endangered Mansi language + Nenets 40,000, Nenets language + iconic Yugra heritage, ancient territory in Russian chronicles from the 11th c., Novgorod + Rurikid fur trade + iconic oil heritage, Ob Samotlor field discovered 1965 + Nefteyugansk, Rosneft, Yukos 1996 + iconic Yukos affair, Khodorkovsky, 25 October 2003, 10 years in prison, released 20 December 2013 + iconic Trans-Siberian Railway 1891-1916 + invasion of Ukraine 24 February 2022, Western sanctions on oil/gas + iconic Vladimir Putin heritage, 2000-2008, 2012-present, 4th term + iconic Alexei Navalny heritage, 1976-2024, iconic opposition figure, died in prison colony 16 February 2024, IK-3 Kharp).
The setting
Khanty-Mansi Nyagan/Sovietsky Western Siberia lower Ob taiga Russia elevation 0 m erroneous ~50 m actual western lower-Ob taiga, continuous cluster batches 260-407, Khanty fishing/hunting isba + Nyagan 60,000 oil + Sovietsky 30,000 timber + Ob 3650 km 4th in Eurasia + KMAO 534,000 km² 1.7 M 60% of Russian oil, iconic, Khanty/Mansi peoples: Khanty 30,000 Khanty language + Mansi 12,000 endangered Mansi language + Nenets 40,000 Nenets language + Yugra Russian chronicles 11th c. Novgorod + Rurikid fur trade + Ob Samotlor 1965 oil + Nefteyugansk Rosneft Yukos 1996 + Yukos affair Khodorkovsky 25 Oct 2003 10 years released 20 Dec 2013 + Trans-Siberian Railway 1891-1916 + invasion of Ukraine 24 Feb 2022 sanctions on oil/gas + Putin 2000-2008 2012+ 4th term + Navalny 1976-2024 opposition figure died in prison colony 16 Feb 2024 IK-3 Kharp iconic.
