Poetic Obituaries: One, 'A dream in polar fog',

was published in English in 2005.

In his articles, poems, short stories and novels, [Yuri] Rytkheu described the Chukchee way of life and how it was influenced by the Soviet Union. He was often critical of 'civilisation', and of how indigenous peoples were treated in what he called a 'silent genocide'.

from Survival International: Chukchee author Yuri Rytkheu dies

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