Reindeer husbandry/hunting in Russia in the past, present and future

• Published in: Polar Research
• Main Author: Baskin, Leonid M.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Norwegian Polar Institute 2000
• Subjects: Polar Research; reindeer husbandry
• Online Access: https://polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/2181; https://doi.org/10.3402/polar.v19i1.6526

The dynamic state of reindeer husbandry in northern Russia during the 20th century was studied as a basis for predicting the consequences of the current drastic changes taking place there. Similar forms and methods of reindeer husbandry were used with different frequencies and effectiveness throughout the century. In the future reindeer husbandry will conform to market requirements, landscape features and national traditions. In some areas, the more sophisticated methods of management developed in conjunction with large-scale, highly productive reindeer husbanry, could be lost and a subsistence economy, including hunting, could predominate.