Peoples of Asiatic Russia (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Peoples of Asiatic Russia<br><br>Asiatics the Aryan and the semitic elements present complicated problems. Each of these divisions must be considered from the stand point of its own perplexing anthropological and historical aspects as well as taking into account kinship and connections with other peoples outside of Asiatic Russia or even outside of Asia. Further adequately to present these ethnic divisions and the various groups of peoples one must review their somatological linguistic and cultural characters. To this end these divisions have been treated geographically and in accordance with their present locations as the tribes to be found in Siberia proper in the Amur region the Steppe provinces in Turkestan the Caucasus and finally the native populations of bordering countries. Lastly for the sake of perspective we add a review of the prehistory and migrations in the region as a whole together with a résumé of cultural characteristics.<br><br>The author was able to consult many Russian publications in the libraries of the American Geographical Society the Slavic Division of the Congressional Library and in other American institutions as well as some of the latest works and information on the population of Asiatic Russia thus making it possible to include otherwise inaccessible data.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases an imperfection in the original such as a blemish or missing page may be replicated in our edition. We do however repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.