Valentina Dedyk autobiography and pine cone story

• Other Authors: Anna Bogoyavlenksaya, Valentina Dedyk, Anatoly Sorokin
• Format: Audio
• Language: Russian; English
• Published: Alexander King 2013
• Subjects: Stories; myths and legends; Koryak language; Russian language; English language; Karaginskiy; Palana; Valentina; Alutor; Koryak; Tundra
• Online Access: https://lat1.lis.soas.ac.uk/ds/asv?openpath=MPI1313551%23

Valya talks about herself and tells her story about pine cones. Ambient audio for video. Lived on Karaginskiy Ostrov for many years. Worked in the hunting collective office. Heard language as a child, but did not speak it much. Pronunciation, however, is very clear. Works in Institute for Advanced Teacher Training, Palana. She was born in a yaranga on the tundra. Also fluent (listening, reading, some writing/speaking) in English and Japanese. Alutor level is elementary.