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In twelfth through the nineteenth centuries, aliens substantially increased the population. The first newcomers were natives of the neighboring nations, and the majority of Russians were from the Novgorod feudal republic. Newcomers forced the Sami to pay a tribute and gradually occupied the territory of Kola Peninsula.
In the first quarter of the fourteenth century, the Murmansk coast was “discovered” by Norwegians. Since the fifteenth century, they have divided all Lapps on Konchansky, Tersky, Lesheya (Forest), and Wild (non-Christian) Lapps.
In the cadastres of Tsar Alexey Mihailovicha in the beginning of the seventeenth century, a Lapp population of those with male gender was counted. According to this count, 186 persons lived in the southwest Kola Peninsula. According to the fourth census, taken in 1852, the Kola Peninsula was inhabited by 113 Lapp; and according to the tenth audit (1857-1858), there were 1605 persons.
By 1897, there were 1724; 1720 in 1926; and 1700 in 1990. A survey taken in 2002 in Russia indicated that there were only 1991 Sami (882 men and 1109 women). Many Sami moved abroad.
Only forty-two percent, and possibly fewer of them, actually spoke a native language. However, the last surveys are not reliable because many locals claimed to be Sami to collect state and foreign aid and to make an easier move to neighboring countries. Also, all intermarriage couples claims their newborns as Sami. There are only a few families living in the Murmansk region that are truly Sami on both sides.
The first permanent Russian settlements appeared on the Tersky coast of the Kola Peninsula in the middle of fifteenth century. Novgorod state, including the Kola Peninsula, joined Moscow in 1478 under the rule of Ivan the Third. Since Russians began inhabiting the south of Kola Peninsula, Sami/Lapps eventually moved to northern and western territories of Kola Peninsula.
The city of Kola became the center of the region in the middle of the sixteenth century. At the same time, monasteries (Kandalaksha, Pechengsky) were built to encourage Kola Sami to convert to Christianity. However, the Sami continued to be faithful to their traditional spiritual beliefs over a period of many years.
The approximate year of establishment of the settlement in Lovozero is 1574, and in the beginning of the seventeenth century, the Lovozero is mentioned in annals and cadastres books.
Lovozero Sami owned at that time lakes Lovozero, Sejdozero, Siozero and part of the river Rynda. According to the census from the first quarter of the eighteenth century, Lovozero was home to about forty men, among whom were some of the oldest clans of Lovozero Sami descendants. Galkiny and Uliny still live in the village of Lovozero.
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By: Margaret Atwood | 09/12/2009No be relevant anywhere you live in the humanity, your kingdom, your area has a history. Some can contain been on paper down in books, various regional legend. What a huge wealth of ideas used for Action/Adventure stories! Look to your history books, regional news and eavesdrop in anytime the grown-up those prevail on collected. History is all around us.
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By: Paul Ingersole | 09/12/2009If you are a member of the military, chances are you’ve attended a few military ceremonies in your life. These can be very structured affairs. There is a proper way to go about the ceremonies and there is a proper way that the ceremony needs to include the color guard.
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By: Paul Ingersole | 09/12/2009Whenever there was a battle throughout history, there would always be some kind of a reminder, be it a flag or other memento, to help keep the moral of the soldiers up and keep them motivated. Our modern understanding of what the color guard is has its roots in that. Over the years the notion of the color guard has evolved and there are different procedures in place that make the color guard an even greater official event.
Color guard flags are pretty much the reasons why the color guard exists
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By: Paul Ingersole | 09/12/2009Most of us have seen the color guard in action before but haven’t really paid attention to it. The color guard is usually present at ceremonies, especially official ceremonies where there are flags involved. With the government and the military, the color guard is an important part of whatever event is going on.
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