Dudinka Culture
Religious Fables, Folklore, Legends, and Stories
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Submitted by: Yuri Klitsenko

Five very different Siberian folks reside in Taimyr: Nenets, Enets, Nganasan, Dolgan, and Evenki.

Dudinka:

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Mammoth and Bear house in Dudinka.

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"Nenets girl waiting for her Russian husband" - according to legend Dudinka (important sea port close to the mouth of Enisey river, Taimyr) was founded due to marriage between Russian boy and Nenets girl.

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Modern Nenets girls (some typical Nenets are blondes).

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"Drilling Mother Earth" - industrial poster produced by "Norilsk Nickel" industrial hell.

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According to Nenets' myths devil is busy with drilling the earth (to spoil God's creation).

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