The ethnological expert evaluation in the researching of small indigenous nations of northern Russia, Siberia and Far East

The article reviews the book by N.I. Novikova and O.O. Zvidennaya.The Udegeytsy: The Hunters and Gatherers of river Bikin (Ethnological expert evaluation 2010). (Moscow, 2010), which represents the ethnological expert evaluation in the research of small indigenous nations of Russia. It is concerned with the territorial unity of the Udegeytsy in Bikin river basin (Primorye Territory) and their traditional way of life in the past and present, the traditional picture of the world, and the demographic situation in the region.