Allemann, L. The sami of the Kola Peninsula : about the life of an ethnic minority in the Soviet Union / Lukas Allemann ; [transl. by Michael Lomax]. - Rovaniemi : University of Lapland Printing Centre, 2013. - 151 p. : ill., map, portr. ; 25 см. - (Senter for samiske studier, Skriftserie ; 19).
Lukas Allemann 5.4.3 Unemployment, crime, alcoholism and suicide as consequences of resettlement As we have seen, Anna Jur'eva, who came of her free will through marriage to Lovozero, almost always praises Soviet policy to its people and is overall very positive about their lives. Summarizing she says: О: Например, наша семья, когда уже встали на ноги после войны, мы жили хорошо при советской власти. Хоть и большая семья была, но жили в достатке. В достатках жили. Работали. // A: Once our family had got back onto its feet from World War II, things went pretty well during the Soviet times. Though we had a big family, we were never short of money. We worked hard .156 The resettlements are hardly mentioned in Ms Jur'eva's narratives. Her only state ment on resettlement comes as an aside when speaking about a completely different topic, the practice of religious traditions: О: [...] Варзинские жили там. Они потом сюда переехали, я вот не знаю в каком году. И тут посреди тундры, (Лявозеро), сейчас там живет бригада вторая, в (Лявозере) стояла, в березовом лесу стояла часовня. // A: [...] The Varzino folks lived there. Then they moved over here. I no longer re member in what year. They started living here out in the tundra, in (Lajvozero). Now, the second brigade lives there in (Ljavozero). And in that birch wood there used to be a chapel .157 156Jur'eva interview, lines 13-15. 157Jur'eva interview, lines 465-467. Senterfor samiske studier, Skriftserie nr. 19 96
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