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We arrived at Notor on June 29th. We were greeted by Doukhobor brothers, and also by a few sisters who had just arrived from the Caucasus about two weeks earlier and had visited our relatives there. The meeting was a very happy one; there was no end to questions and stories. We asked them how our relatives were doing, whether they were all healthy and well. They told us about everything. Then we switched to talking about their journey, how it was, and whether it was safe.
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Ust’-Notora (Notorа/Notor) was a small village in the Iakut (Yakut) region of Siberia in the delta of the Notora river where it is joined by the Aldan river. The village’s name means “Mouth (Delta) of the Notora river.” Two versions of the name of the river and the village are found not only in this book, but in other Russian sources as well: Notor and Notora.
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Iakutsk (Yakutsk) is a sub-Arctic city in Siberia with a harsh continental climate. During winters, it is one of the coldest cities in the world. It is the homeland of the Yakut (Sakha) people, the indigenous population of the area. It was used by the Russian government as a place of exile. Today it is the capital of Sakha republic.
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Tiflis is the old name of modern Tbilisi, the capital of the country of Georgia. In the nineteenth century, it was the capital of Tiflis guberniia, which was a part of the Russian Empire.
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Irkutsk is one of the largest cities in Siberia, located in Southern Siberia close to the Baǐkal Lake.
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Kachug (Katchoug, Kachuga) is a town north-east of Irkutsk located in the Irkutsk area of Siberia.
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Zhygalov (Zhigalovo) is a town in the Irkutsk region of Siberia.
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Аmga is a village in Amga area of the Sakha (Iakut) Republic, Russian Federation.
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Skoptsy were a religious sect that originated in Russia in the eighteenth century. The name of the sect comes from the word “oskopit’” (castrate).
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Petropavlovsk(oe) is a village on the bank of Aldan river in Iakut (Yakut) region founded by Skoptsy in the late eighteenth century. It is located to the south-east of Iakutsk (over 300 km distance).
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Troitskoe was a village in Iakutiia (Republic of Saha), which was a settlement of Skoptsy.
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In some places in the text, the author specifies whether a brother he refers to was an actual family member (brother by birth), as opposed to a Doukhobor or Molokan brother (as a generic way of reference within the group).
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Matthew 19:12.
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Ust’-Maǐskoe (modern—Ust’-Maia) is a town in the Republic of Saha (Iakutiia, a subject of the Russian Federation) located on the bank of the Aldan river at its confluence with the Maia river, about 400 km away from Iakutsk.
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“za trideviat’ zemel’ v tridesiatom gosudarstve” (across 27 lands in the 30th kingdom) is a Russian folk expression meaning “very far away.”
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St. Petersburg was the capital of Imperial Russia in 1713–1728 and 1732–1918. It was also called Petrograd and Leningrad during some periods in the twentieth century. Now, it is the second largest city in Russia with a population of over 5 million people. It is known for its museums, architecture, music, theatre and other cultural attractions. Its historic centre is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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Obdorsk (now Salekhard) is a town in north-western Siberia on the Ob’ river. It was often used as a place of exile in Imperial Russia.
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Iakuts (Yakuts or Sakha people) are the indigenous population of the Republic of Saha, a subject of the Russian Federation. Iakutiia is located in north-eastern Siberia. Iakuts (Yakuts) speak the Yakut language.
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Yurt is a traditional round-shaped dwelling supported by a lattice with skins or felt around it. Yurts could be easily assembled and transported to support a nomadic lifestyle. Yurts are found among many other Asian and Siberian peoples.
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Verigin, G.V. (2019). Life in Notor, Iakutsk and Other Areas. In: Makarova, V., Ewashen, L. (eds) The Chronicles of Spirit Wrestlers' Immigration to Canada. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-18525-1_22
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