Siberia Collection (page 7)

Siberian Lemming - adult sniffs air prior to crossing a puddle (Lemmings can swim). (Lemmus sibiricus ). tundra near Dikson, Russian Arctic. Summer, August

Siberian Lemming - adult crosses a puddle (Lemmings can swim). (Lemmus sibiricus ). tundra near Dikson, Russian Arctic. Summer, August

River Obrivistaya - very close to Kara sea shore.. landscape near Dikson, Russian Arctic: 30 m. deep canyon, everlasting snow (melts only in very warm summers). A lone sea-gull flies over a canyon

Indoor portrait of Siberian shaman / sorcerer / wizard / healer / medicine man / foreteller. Polar Circle, Siberia, Russia. April

Hoofs of a domestic reindeer. reindeer of Selkup people (Northern minority) living near river Taz; early spring; North Tumen region, Siberia, Russia

Dry grasses in sunrise over frozen river Hudosey, a tributary of river Taz, and taiga-forest; above the Polar Circle. midwinter; North Tumen region, Siberia, Russia

Selkup minority of the Siberian North, a Russian hunter (centre) is next to a family in front of their traditional tepee. spring; forest near river Taz, North Tumen region, Siberia

Selkup Man (North Siberia minority) shows his wooden hand-made skies (covered with moose-skin to prevent sliding back). early spring, taiga-forest; North Tumen region, Russia

Hunter with shot wild goose (Bean goose) (Anser fabalis (Latham.)). early spring in semi-tundra near river Taz, North Tumen region, North Siberia, Russia

Under-ice net fishing, typical in Russia and particularly in Siberia; the boat is being pulled around for safety and for carrying the catch (mostly local salmons) as a sledge

Selkup Man (North Siberia minority) shows work with wooden hand-made tool (for drilling wood and bone). early spring, taiga-forest; North Tumen region, Russia

Selkup Man (North Siberian minority), in tradional winter clothes, smokes outside local shop in Krasnoselkup. early spring; near river Taz, North Tumen region, Siberia

Selkup Family - Minority of the Siberian North, a family in front of their log-hut on tradional sledge. Spring. forest near river Taz, North Tumen region, Siberia, Russia

Typical lichen on taiga-forest floor near river Taz (Cladonia sp.). North Tumen region, Siberia, Russia

Taiga-forest and marshes near river Taz. North Tumen region, Siberia, Russia

Marsh marigold / Kingcup - flowering in flooded forest near river Taz (Caltha palustris ). North Tumen region, Siberia, Russia. (Ranu subspecies ?)

Forest COCKCHAFER / May beetle - rests on a birch branch during breeding mass flight in dusk (Melolontha hippocastani). Uganskii Nature reserve, Siberia, Russia; Spring (June)

MUSKRAT - swimming in lake (an old river bed) near river Negustyah (Ondatra zibethica L.). a tributary of river Bolshoi Ugan, near Ugut settlement; Uganskii Nature reserve, Siberia, Russia; spring

Tundra / Root Vole - feeds on plants at river Negustyah bank at night (Microtus oeconomus (Pall.)). (tributary of river Bolshoi Ugan) typical across Siberian plains; Uganskii Nature Reserve, Siberia

Northern Birch Mouse - explores willow branch, feeding on buds (Sicista betulina Pallas). river Negustyah bank, a tributary of river Bolshoi Ugan, near Ugut settlement; Uganskii Nature reserve

Northern red-backed VOLE, two young brothers feed on taiga-forest floor near river Negustyah (Clethrionomys rutilus Pallas)

Northern red-backed vole - on taiga-forest floor near river Negustyah (Clethrionomys rutilus Pallas). a tributary of river Bolshoi Ugan, near Ugut settlement; Uganskii Nature reserve, Siberia

Northern birch mouse feeds on bird cherry (Prunus padus L.) buds and flowers (Sicista betulina Pallas). river Negustyah bank, a tributary of river Bolshoi Ugan

Northern birch mouse explores redcurrant branch, feeding on buds and flowers (Sicista betulina pallas). River Negustyah bank, a tributary of river Bolshoi Ugan

Pine Forest. Road through Taiga forest near Tugulim, west of Tumen, Siberia, Russia

RUSSIA - semi-tundra. Lakes and melting snow, aerial. Taiga near Norilsk town, Russian Arctic

RUSSIA - semi-tundra aerial view of taiga. River near Pyasina Lake, Russian Arctic

Soldier of Czech Volunteer Corps, Siberia, WW1
Soldier of the Czech Volunteer Corps of Transport in Siberia, wearing winter uniform during the First World War. Date: 1917

Trans-Siberian Railway - Tolocha River
Tolocha River in the Ingoda valley, east of Urulga, Transbaikalia territory, Russia Date: circa 1910s

Ust-Kara on the Shilka River, Russia
The Shilka - a river in Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia. It originates as a confluence of Onon and Ingoda rivers. This settlement is called Ust-Kara. Date: circa 1910s

Dogs in Siberia
A snow sledge drawn by dogs in Kamtschatka. Date: 1817

Eastern Russia - Transbaikalia - Tsam ceremony
Eastern Russia - Transbaikalia - Buddhist Tsam ceremony amongst the Buryat People to exorcise evil which consisted of a series of masked dances and often had a narrative content

A view toward Irkutsk Cathedral, Irkutsk, Siberia, Russia Date: circa 1904

A sad tale of a family torn apart - Siberia, Russia
A sad tale of a family torn apart by the oppressive actions of the Tsarist military, Siberia, Russia. In this second card

Russia, Siberia, Yakutsk - Export of Woolly Mammoth Tusks. Date: circa 1907

Northern Russia - Siberia - Dog Sled Team. Not your usual Huskies...! Date: 1902

Russian village - Northern Siberia - tents and Reindeer
Russian (Ostyak?) village - Northern Siberia - tents and Reindeer Date: 1902

A Buryat (or Buriyad) man - Siberia, Russia
A Buryat (or Buriyad) man - the largest indigenous group in Siberia, mainly concentrated in their homeland, the Buryat Republic, a federal subject of Russia

Family Group of the Koibal people - Siberia Russia
Family Group of the Koibal people - one of the subdivisions of the Khakass people of Southern Siberia. Although they speak the Turkic Koybal language, the Koibal have mixed ancestry

Russian peasant women sawing wood
Russian peasant women (wrapped up warm against the bitter winter cold) sawing wood outside their home. Date: 1904

Jade
A block of jade measuring more than a metre across and weighing over half a tonne

The largest mammoth tusk, 1931
A mammoth tusk from Siberia, nearly 14 feet long, just presented to the Natural History Museum, South Kensington, is believed to be the largest yet known. It is the gift from the Rowland Ward Trustees

Plate 102 from Mineralogie
Superbe groupe de grands cristaux d Aigue marine de Siberie. From Recuille complet de Mineralogie Vol.3 (1790) by F. L. Swebach Desfontaines

Stromatolite
Section through a fossil stromatolite (fossilised remains of a colony of cyanobacteria cushions). Originating from the Precambrian rocks of Eastern Siberia 2, 500 - 2, 000 million years old

Tunguska meteorite damage, Siberia
Trees flattened on a hillside by an explosion in the atmosphere probably caused by a small piece of comet which fell on 30 June 1908. Photo taken in 1929

Protobarinophyton obrutschevii
The fossilised leafless stems of Protobarinophyton obrutschevii topped by a cone-like array of sopre sacs. Approximately 3 mm wide

Lapis lazuli from Siberia
A polished slab of Siberian Lapis lazuli containing white calcite and some brassy pyrite. Lapis lazuli means blue rock, with the rich colour due to the sulphur in its composition

MENSIKOV, Aleksander Danilovic (1673-1729). Russian statesman. Peter I the Great prime favorite. Scene during his exile in Siberia. Menshikov in Berezov. 1883

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