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The Nivkhs are one of the most ancient peoples of the Far East. Archaeologists identify them with the so-called Okhotsk culture. It arose in the first millennium BC in the Amur River basin and spread to Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands. The ancestors of the modern Nivkhs settled by the sea or at the mouths of rivers. They caught fish and picked berries. But the basis of their life for hundreds of years was sea mammal hunting. Among the small peoples of Russia, there are those who have not assimilated among their numerous neighbors and have not lost their identity. Their numbers sometimes do not exceed several thousand, and sometimes hundreds of people. Their way of life has remained virtually unchanged over the past thousand years. They have preserved ancient beliefs, traditions and language. This cycle is the Red Book of the peoples of Russia, whose culture may disappear tomorrow. #travel #russia #people #nivkh #culture #history #fareast