The Buryats of Lake Baikal: Nomads in a Modern World | SLICE | FULL DOCUMENTARY

[@barguttobed]

International documentaries about Buryat people are so rare to find, thanks Slice for making this one.

[@constantinejohn8433]

Buryaad ulaskhaa amar mende! Greetings from the Buryaad republic. That's a pretty accurate depiction of the rural way of life in 2000s. Little did change since that time. Although, unfortunately I have to admit that the rural population is still ageing and predominantly unemployed. As you might have noticed, there's a huge problem with our mother tongue being marginalized and replaced by Russian. I'm a young Buryaad man who learnt Buryaad language myself at the age of 17-20 and it's quite a rare case. Most of my peers speak only Russian because the education system and the whole society infrastructure built by the Soviets, undermined minority languages like Buryaad, Sakha, Kalmyk, etc. There's a certain trend for national awakening among the young people like me but certainly that's not enough yet. If you're interested in Buryaad boo murgel (so called shamanism), read a book Bo and Bon by D. Ermakov - there are some deep insights on ancient roots of our traditional beliefs that were common to Mongols, Tibetans, Indo-European pastoralists and other nomadic cultures of Eurasia

[@Samana-Recluse]

Mend Amoor my mongol brothers. LOve from Mongolia

[@PedroFerreira-ze5yp]

Hi! I'm brazilian. Thanks for your input. I will look for that book! ruZZia is a colonialist imperial dictatorial regime. ruZZification is not a new thing, it has been like this for centuries. They try to erase any trace of identity and culture from the peoples in the territories they occupy. Take care of yourself becuase Putrid is looking for meat for his genocidal war against Ukraine.

[@sugarjagar1552]

@@Samana-RecluseBuryats are not Mongolians 😂

[@joeldejonge2986]

Thanks for the tip, I'm going to read through this as soon as I have a moment.

[@parmykumar8592]

​@@sugarjagar1552 I'm far from an expert here, but the Wiki page for Tengri variously connects Tengri with the Chinese 天(Tian/Ten), the Sumerian Dingir, as well as Dyeus, saying "The Turkic sky god Tengri is strikingly similar to the Indo-European sky god, Dyeus, and the structure of the reconstructed Proto-Indo-European religion is closer to that of the early Turks than to the religion of any people of Near Eastern or Mediterranean antiquity". --- The Sanskrit “Dyu” means “heaven” “sky” “glow” and from this we get the Latin “Deus” meaning “God”. We then have the Sanskrit “Dyu Pita” meaning “father in heaven” and from this comes the Latin “Jupiter” meaning the “father of the Gods” and one of the largest planets within our solar system. ~ In Greece their name for “Jupiter” their “father in heaven” was “Zeus”. Once again we find the source is this Sanskrit “Dyu” which then becomes the Latin “Deus” which in turn becomes the Greek “Zeus”. ~ Not content in providing the Greeks and Romans with the names for their Gods, the Sanskrit “Dyu” also becomes the source of the Latin “Theo” once again meaning “God”. The “Dyu” becomes “Deus” and then the “D” becomes a phonetically similar “TH”, the “EU” becomes “EO”, they drop the “S” and behold the God of “Theo” is born and with it many Avatars such as “Theosophy” “Theist” “Atheist” “Theodicy” “Monotheism” “Theocracy” “Theology” “Pantheon” “Enthusiasm” all of which come from this Sanskrit “Dyu” meaning “heaven”. ~ As well as “Deus” this Sanskrit “Dyu” has provided the European languages with other words such as “Divine” “Divinity” “Agnus Dei” “Adieu” and also Wolfgang Theophilus Mozart who unhappy with his middle name “Theophilus” changed it to the Latin version where the “Theo” becomes “Deus” meaning “God” and the “Philus” becomes “Amare” meaning “to love” hence the worlds greatest composer was known as “Amadeus” meaning “to love God" all provided by this Sanskrit “Dyu” meaning “heaven”. ~ " In the Vedic language we have the foundation, not only of the glowing legends of Hellas (Greece), but of the dark and sombre mythology of the Scandinavian and the Teuton" (Cox, Mythology of the Aryan Nations, I., 52, 53).

[@MuthoniNairobi]

Such beautiful people with a beautiful country, I hope one day I can visit Lake Baikal one day. Lots of love from Kenya

[@shellyseats5630]

I clicked so fast 🎉

[@Cordova.S.William]

Thank you, slice team, what good content, greetings, I loved seeing that tree in the lake.

[@Kenyacannn]

OKAYYYYY

[@kashishiyer7891]

I felt disheartened that this video ended so soon. It is interesting to know how much their shaman tradition is familiar to our Hindu tradition. Like chanting mantras, offerings, altars, food and liquor gifts etc. I'm feeling proud of them that they have not left their age old tradition. So many are proud to continue their generations of traditions and customs carrying forward what was taught.

[@oldbagira2192]

Very very close. On Lake Baikal there is a shamanic holy place on the island of Olkhon. Every year on a certain day all the shamans of Siberia come here. A few years ago a delegation from America even came here

[@oldbagira2192]

The indigenous peoples of Siberia have never forgotten the traditions of shamanism. Now they increasingly want to live in harmony with spirits and nature. Because people are becoming disillusioned with Christianity and are increasingly turning to their native religion of shamanism. Among the indigenous peoples of Siberia, shamanism is now gaining a second wind.

[@damienpepper2254]

​@oldbagira2192 There are not much differences between what any different religions provide for people. It's all about providing hope over anxiety.

[@kashishiyer7891]

@@oldbagira2192 one day I will come to pay my respects to the Shamans and their holy places of Siberia. Till then, my prayers and love from India.

[@Brandonhayhew]

so do i. i miss buryats

[@heatherrice6862]

Really beautiful country and people ! 👍🙂🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺

[@anupamchakraborty5467]

Slice team does not leave any stone unturned to give us various perspective of ethnic life... greatly obliged to them...

[@jessiahstalbirds.j.794]

Thank you Slice ... I love these documentaries on indigenous people and cultures.

[@dharshaniwickramasinghe9409]

I learned a lot about this culture. Amazingly, they seem to be a very close-knit ethnicity. Greetings from the USA.❤

[@jarosawwieczorek3684]

Buryatia and it is Nature are so beautiful. Blue sky, green forests, meadows and spirituality🏞️☸️🙏

[@brendalazoaquino4102]

SLICE Gracias por compartir estos documentales los veo una y otra ves, admiro otras culturas

[@GemryCamiguing]

Greetings from Philippines.❤️

[@RigoLecler]

Lo deje para mi hora primium,me encantan esos documentales de Slice de tribus y etnias de todo el mundo

[@EasyDIYWithNeelam]

Hello team slice...if you read this comment..i just want you to know that your works are just superb and i am so lucky and thankful to be your subscriber❤..

[@niketutsriwahyuni8890]

Bellissimo video. Grazie .Ciao da Montecelio Roma Italia

[@FitZone16]

Fav 🎥From Algeria 🇩🇿

[@makhdoomrandhawa8444]

The case of beautiful people is the beautiful life of these people

[@kenlandgren4701]

Fascinating. Well done!!!!!!!!!!!

[@imanslotboom6121]

Wonderful documentary

[@greenplanet4432]

Love from Bangladesh 🇧🇩🥰

[@katr8756]

I love the voice overs!! Reading subtitles distracts from being able to watch what the people are doing, and looking at the surroundings!! With subtitles, I often have to go back and look at the actions happening in the video without the didtraction of the subtiles!! ... Subtitles are a total distraction!!

[@gabriellanants8218]

Good normedic families from that part of Sybria. Iam from Papua New Guinea, located north of Australia, I notice my country's issued fun run Trukai T shirt, worn by a lady in the vedio. Iam so proud of it.❤😂

[@truecynic1270]

Fascinating documentary, thank you. Throughout, however, I wondered what happens when someone is really sick or has a serious accident. You showed a city but , if I'm correct, the family you profiled doesn't live in the city. Again, very interesting doc.

[@montanacentralbank2370]

Local deities in these latter days are strong n very influential, indeed.

[@oldbagira2192]

The indigenous peoples of Siberia have never forgotten the traditions of shamanism. Now they increasingly want to live in harmony with spirits and nature. Because people are becoming disillusioned with Christianity and are increasingly turning to their native religion of shamanism. Among the indigenous peoples of Siberia, shamanism is now gaining a second wind.

[@randomdude_138]

For some reason (I don't know), when someone makes films about the Buryats, they never talk: - About our developed science, medicine and engineering. - About the fact that we were the first in Russia to open theaters, clinics, pharmacies and printing presses. - About our 10 types of writing and developed encyclopedics. - About our political struggle against Russian Empire, USSR and Russia (now) - About our contribution to the victory of the allies in World War II. - About the fact that we are the first democracy in Asia. They just only interested in shamanism, tribalism and life in remote villages of the Irkutsk region of Russia? Guys. There are Buryat diasporas in the USA and Europe, among which there are many scientists, historians and political emigrants. Contact them and they will make you a normal excursion plan.

[@koshinippo6351]

I'm very interested in what you mentioned.Buryatia must be quite cold by now, right? Do you usually speak Russian, Buryat, English, or another language?

[@DodoJao]

не знаю насчёт первой азиатской демократии и открытий в науке, медицине и инженерии. помоему как раз наоборот, буряты на протяжении долгого времени были отсталым народом проживающим в сибири. единственным кто принес цивилизацию в Бурятию стали русские. и репрессии тоже заявление спорное, что это за репрессии такие и где они Bi buryad khun ba bi oylgo ene - tiiged manay nütag ene oros uls.

[@randomdude_138]

@@koshinippo6351 Yes. Buryatia is a cold northern region. We are commonly use Buryat and Russian languages.

[@randomdude_138]

@@DodoJao Buryad-Mongol ulas/guren (1917-1924 onuud). "Burnatskom" gezhe. Kharuulchi Wikipedia haa. Ede khadaa orod soyol ergenshel tuhai ezen "Imperialistsky" domogud bolono. 👉Kherbee.👈 Oroduud soyol ergenshen asarkhan baygaa haa, tyed yunde bide Sino-Tubed soyol ergenshelteibdii?

[@lordronn472]

I am an Armenian and I have met some people from this region and I would like to ask are these people and Mongols the same? Is their language the same as Mongolian?

[@randomdude_138]

I am a Buryat. Mongols are not an ethnic group, its a language family (like the Turks, Arabs, Slavs, Germans..) The Mongols of Mongolia are "Khalkha" by ethnically, the Mongols of Buryatia are "Buryats". We are from the same language family but different in ethnicity. The common between us is the same as between Russians and Ukrainians or Deutsch and Austrians. Similar peoples with some difference in language, culture, genetics.

[@lordronn472]

@@randomdude_138 thank you! I get it now!

[@khascheleger9945]

@@randomdude_138I don’t think so, we are one ethnic group, called Mongols. Buryat Oirat and Tsakhar Ordos Khortsin khalkha together from chingis khan age, and recorded in secret history of Mongols. Unfortunately some of brothers in Russia has been brainwashed so long time by Russian ethnic deviation policy.

[@united1206]

It is funny that they even have russian names even though they are mongols.

[@jelink22]

Did they say why the boys were gathering thistles?

[@IfPushComesToShove]

shows cold rooms like no one knows what it is. i am pretty certain that everyone watching this knows what it's for. they are not the only ones using this, we still do today

[@trj555]

I have so many questions from my ignorant American self 😊❤

[@oldbagira2192]

Is the filming so miserable and gray? Buryatia is a beautiful flowering land.

[@moelester925]

14:55

[@julychetry2369]

Nice femily ❤

[@parmykumar8592]

I'm far from an expert here, but the Wiki page for Tengri variously connects Tengri with the Chinese 天(Tian/Ten), the Sumerian Dingir, as well as Dyeus, saying "The Turkic sky god Tengri is strikingly similar to the Indo-European sky god, Dyeus, and the structure of the reconstructed Proto-Indo-European religion is closer to that of the early Turks than to the religion of any people of Near Eastern or Mediterranean antiquity". --- The Sanskrit “Dyu” means “heaven” “sky” “glow” and from this we get the Latin “Deus” meaning “God”. We then have the Sanskrit “Dyu Pita” meaning “father in heaven” and from this comes the Latin “Jupiter” meaning the “father of the Gods” and one of the largest planets within our solar system. ~ In Greece their name for “Jupiter” their “father in heaven” was “Zeus”. Once again we find the source is this Sanskrit “Dyu” which then becomes the Latin “Deus” which in turn becomes the Greek “Zeus”. ~ Not content in providing the Greeks and Romans with the names for their Gods, the Sanskrit “Dyu” also becomes the source of the Latin “Theo” once again meaning “God”. The “Dyu” becomes “Deus” and then the “D” becomes a phonetically similar “TH”, the “EU” becomes “EO”, they drop the “S” and behold the God of “Theo” is born and with it many Avatars such as “Theosophy” “Theist” “Atheist” “Theodicy” “Monotheism” “Theocracy” “Theology” “Pantheon” “Enthusiasm” all of which come from this Sanskrit “Dyu” meaning “heaven”. ~ As well as “Deus” this Sanskrit “Dyu” has provided the European languages with other words such as “Divine” “Divinity” “Agnus Dei” “Adieu” and also Wolfgang Theophilus Mozart who unhappy with his middle name “Theophilus” changed it to the Latin version where the “Theo” becomes “Deus” meaning “God” and the “Philus” becomes “Amare” meaning “to love” hence the worlds greatest composer was known as “Amadeus” meaning “to love God" all provided by this Sanskrit “Dyu” meaning “heaven”. ~ " In the Vedic language we have the foundation, not only of the glowing legends of Hellas (Greece), but of the dark and sombre mythology of the Scandinavian and the Teuton" (Cox, Mythology of the Aryan Nations, I., 52, 53).

[@Truthseeker371]

Mongolian race. Lake Bikal is located not so far from the Northern Mongolia. Alcoholism is prevalent there, too.

[@sallymvos]

Thumbs down for the voice overs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! we want to hear THEIR voices _ use subtitles!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@dulajohnstone5704]

I fully agree

[@allypally1768]

I usually agree but I fall asleep listening to these videos, so the voice overs help me!

[@katr8756]

No thank you!!! I love the voice overs!! Reading subtitles distracts from being able to watch what the people are doing and looking at their surroundings!!

[@Razhad123-r9d]

I strongly disagree with your idea because subtitle is so fast to disappear on the screen i'd rather choose voice over❤️🇨🇦

[@elinanalogina4275]

Its for deaf people who understand english my friend

[@damienpepper2254]

Any one of these people would do a far better job than Putin but then that's an exceptionally low bar.

[@Didntwanttomakeauser]

16:37 "Nobody here has running water." Русский мир

[@PedroFerreira-ze5yp]

exactly! these people are totally left by themselves. Maybe Putrid will go there just to look for cannon fodder for his meat grinder.

[@oldbagira2192]

There is a lot of environmentally friendly spring water, mountain rivers with water with the taste of fragrant herbs. We feel sorry for you, you use chemicals.

[@kenar7089]

So they have lost even their name after this forced assimilation 😢

[@randomdude_138]

In Buryatia, double names are widespread: Russian for official matters and Buryat for everyday life. Due to widespread racism, nationalism and chauvinism in Russia, it is easier for Buryats to use Russian names. It's easier to find a job, easier to register a business, easier to avoid becoming victims of the police and nationalist gangs.

[@khblas]

​@@randomdude_138what are you talking about?

[@ronbrown3281]

There are many things in life one does not need to know. Slice seems more interested here and in most of their presentations in the promotion of idolatrous practices and worship than general information. And it is done under the guise of cultural heritage - but it is noting more that old idolatress practices of a good, honorable people that do not know any better.

[@takuan650]

Plenty of vodka in that culture.

[@PedroFerreira-ze5yp]

ruZZian legacy for these people: alcoholism so they won't/can't rebel against moscow.

[@a1971-d6d]

10And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever. 11And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them. 12And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works. 13And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works. 14And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.