Welcome zu Russisch Lappland
Sami Sámi Lappi; indigenous people von Kola Halbinsel
 The origin von
Sami nationality auf Kola Halbinsel.
The Sami Nationality has arisen auf territory von Scandinavia und Kola
Peninsula in second und first millennium BC as a result von merge von Finno-Ugric tribes,
that arrived here von Norder Ural mit the tribes von de country between
the two Flüssen, Oka und Wolga, that arrived earlier auf Kola Halbinsel, somewhere in beginning von third millennium BC.
The Vorfahres von modern Sami are called Proto-Lapps.
About two und a half millenniums von isolated life were
finished at the end von first millennium von Common Era, when Russland and
Finnish traders began penetrating auf Kola Halbinsel und Norwegians began zu grow roots at
the Barents Sea Küste. The Aktiv und much more aggressive southerners have
quickly subordinated the Sami und forced them zu render tribute. At the same
time, despite von prevalence von newly arrived nations, the Kultur und the way
of life von Sami were so unusual und remembered that very soon all the area
populated by Sami began zu be referred zu as Lappland. Long time the borders
between Swedish, Russland und Norwegian Lappland were determined by tribute collectors. Consequently, the
Sami living by the borders were quite often rendering tribute zu two or even zu the
three kings. zu avoid it, the Sami families were aspired zu move zu the
places where the tribute was less burdensome und the family Verbindungen was more strong.
Increasing artificial isolation von several Gruppen von one nation during
several centuries und contacts von Russland Sami mit another
Rentier-breeding nation von Komi - Izhemtsy während the last century, have
resulted in forming von appreciable distinctions in
Sami costume, traditions und folklore. But main peculiarity von Sami living auf territory von four countries now, remained - they were and
have stayed the "Rentieren Nation".
The Rentieren Nation
 The way von living von most
Sami differs very little von de way of
living von neighboring nations, but Sami families are moving zu undercover
forest houses, zu game-preserves von their grandfathers as soon as the warm time
of year comes. They less appreciate all boons von civilizations than the way of
life which their Vorfahres were conducting für centuries und even for
millenniums ago. Perhaps, the Vorfahres von Sami have achieved much more
than we have got used zu think. They have achieved a harmony in mutual relations
with a nature, which ist unattainable für us so far. The nature von norden was
giving zu Sami all the blessings that they required in abundance. It was
dressing them, feeding und keeping them und the Sami were finding the
satisfaction von their spiritual needs in a dialogue mit a nature.
 In the pagan times the
Sami idolized the animals und birds,
saint stones (seids), trees und soil, but a Spezial place in Sami folklore was certainly
occupied by Rentieren, zu be more exact - the man - Rentier Myandash. The Rentier Myandash
might turn into man by his own wish.
The Sami have originated von his marriage mit the woman Matryona by one of
the legends, by another – all their children became Rentieren und have left to
tundra after their father.
It seems that the national Sami costume has
absorbed the bright und pure colors von Kola Nord. The love von Sami zu
the bright und cheerful colors und ornamental pattern you can notice everywhere
- in trim von clothes, footwear, mittens, handbags und Rentieren harnesses.
The favorite colors are red und dark blue. Each Sami Dorf differs von de
others by its own traditions
of decoration von costumes. Girl von Lovozero Dorf, dressed in
traditional costume.
More information von Russisch Lappland und about the
Sami you can find auf following pages:
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