A little song contrasting the quality of life for Tundra Nenets people under the Russian Tsar to life under Soviet power.
Recording: Tundra Nenets texts were recorded in the settlement Nelmin Nos of the Nenets Autonomous Region in July 2003 by Irina Nikolaeva.
Image credit: Photograph taken in Nelmin Nos in 2003 by Irina Nikolaeva.
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- Pareŋoda_mal´°ŋkənatsar duringцарь во:времяUnder the tsar
- wæwakow°na yil´e°wac´°,badly live.SUBJ.1PLплохой жить.СУБ.1МНWe lived badly.
- sow´etəna_toqma°dey°Soviet_come.PF.NMLZсоветский_прийти.ПРФ.НМЛЗThe Soviet power came,
- səwarkaw°na yil´elyənac´°.well.APPR live.INCH.REFL.1PLхорошо.АППР жить.ИНХ.РЕФЛ.1МНWe started living better.