History and culture of the Nivkhs

The collective monograph continues the historical and ethnographic series "History and culture of the peoples of the Far East". The paper describes the economy, traditional material and spiritual culture of Nivchov: settlements, residential and economic buildings, food, clothing, shoes, homemade utensils and crafts, means of transportation, worldview, folk knowledge, decorative and choreographic art, oral folk creativity. The generic composition, public and family relationships are analyzed. There was a reflection of the problems of ethnogenesis and the ethnic history of Nivers. It is intended for ethnographers, historians and everyone who is interested in the problems of the indigenous peoples of the Far East of Russia