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Translated and excepted at the Siberian Studies Department of South | Translated and excepted at the Siberian Studies Department of South | ||
Ohio State. | Ohio State. | ||
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<center>A PROPAGATION OF ETHNO-SLANDER<br> | <center>A PROPAGATION OF ETHNO-SLANDER<br> | ||
How Suslov Sullied the Evenki People's Proud Heritage</center> | How Suslov Sullied the Evenki People's Proud Heritage</center> | ||
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revenge on villagers by wiping out their food supply, devouring hundreds of | revenge on villagers by wiping out their food supply, devouring hundreds of | ||
reindeer at a rime and leaving nothing but pestilence in their wake. | reindeer at a rime and leaving nothing but pestilence in their wake. | ||
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The most disturbing part: these stories date back a mere twenty-three years | The most disturbing part: these stories date back a mere twenty-three years | ||
to the Tunguska Event of 1908 | to the Tunguska Event of 1908 | ||
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Among the many issues we take with these wildly irresponsible tales, we | Among the many issues we take with these wildly irresponsible tales, we | ||
most vehemently refute Suslov's insistence that shamans in the area took | most vehemently refute Suslov's insistence that shamans in the area took | ||
on demonic forms after the mysterious incident occurred there. In one | on demonic forms after the mysterious incident occurred there. In one | ||
essay, Suslov writes: | essay, Suslov writes: | ||
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- | <small>"The one known as Magankan was told to have grown eight feet in height | + | ::"The one known as Magankan was told to have grown eight feet in height |
- | and developed a voracious appetite for human flesh. His many eyes | + | ::and developed a voracious appetite for human flesh. His many eyes |
- | shone yellow in the night and his dentistry developed into a multi-tier | + | ::shone yellow in the night and his dentistry developed into a multi-tier |
- | configuration of razor-sharp teeth. Impervious to knives and even | + | ::configuration of razor-sharp teeth. Impervious to knives and even |
- | bullets, Magankan disappeared into the tundra last winter, never to be | + | ::bullets, Magankan disappeared into the tundra last winter, never to be |
- | seen again."</small> | + | ::seen again." |
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The fact that Suslov could give any credence to such nonsense in insulting. | The fact that Suslov could give any credence to such nonsense in insulting. | ||
Obviously, he fell victim to a hoax, or perhaps some poorly translated | Obviously, he fell victim to a hoax, or perhaps some poorly translated | ||
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should have known better and shown some restraint before publishing his | should have known better and shown some restraint before publishing his | ||
spurious findings. | spurious findings. | ||
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</blockquote> | </blockquote> |
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SRPA.net file AN952795LOG2
Originally published at the Conservatory of Folk Studies in Bologna, Italy in 1931. Translated and excepted at the Siberian Studies Department of South Ohio State.
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