избы Циплох
The place
избы Циплох ("Tsiplokh Cabins") in the autonomous okrug of Khanty-Mansi, Khanty-Mansiysk/Yugorsk sector (Western Siberia, lower Ob taiga, Russia), at 43 m elevation, western taiga of the lower Ob. Continuous Russia Western Siberia cluster (batches 260-401). Fishing/hunting cabins, Khanty cluster (Khanty-Mansiysk, 100,000 inhabitants, capital of the okrug, founded 1930, oil + Yugorsk, 40,000 inhabitants + Ob River, 3650 km, 4th longest in Eurasia + Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, 534,000 km², 1.7 million inhabitants, 60% of Russia's 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 + Selkup, 4,000, Selkup language + iconic heritage of Yugra, an ancient territory in the Russian chronicles of the 11th century, Novgorod + Rurikid dynasty fur trade + iconic heritage of Ob oil, Samotlor field discovered 1965 + Nefteyugansk, Rosneft, Yukos, 1996 + iconic heritage of the Yukos affair, Khodorkovsky, 25 October 2003, 10 years in prison, released 20 December 2013 + iconic heritage of the Trans-Siberian Railway, 1891-1916 + invasion of Ukraine, 24 February 2022, Western sanctions on oil/gas).
The setting
Khanty-Mansi Khanty-Mansiysk/Yugorsk Western Siberia lower Ob taiga Russia 43 m western lower Ob taiga, continuous cluster batches 260-401, Khanty fishing/hunting cabin cluster + Khanty-Mansiysk 100,000 capital 1930 oil + Yugorsk 40,000 + Ob 3650 km 4th in Eurasia + KMAO 534,000 km² 1.7M 60% of Russia's oil iconic, Khanty/Mansi Khanty 30,000 Khanty language + Mansi 12,000 Mansi language endangered + Nenets 40,000 Nenets language + Selkup 4,000 Selkup language + Yugra 11th-century Russian chronicles Novgorod + Rurikid fur trade + Ob Samotlor 1965 oil + Nefteyugansk Rosneft Yukos 1996 + Yukos Khodorkovsky 25 Oct 2003 10 years released 20 Dec 2013 + Trans-Siberian Railway 1891-1916 + invasion of Ukraine 24 Feb 2022 oil/gas sanctions.
