Why People MigrateWhy People Migrateand and

How They AdaptHow They AdaptGymnasium of LabytnangiGymnasium of Labytnangi

RussiaRussiaSponsoring teacherSponsoring teacherSvetlana KurkovaSvetlana Kurkova

The Main PurposeThe Main Purpose of the Project of the Project

We wanted to find outWe wanted to find out what migration iswhat migration is and and how people adopt to their new how people adopt to their new home in Russia and in the home in Russia and in the country of our partners in country of our partners in OmanOman..

We also We also wanted to find outwanted to find out

If people migrated in the past;If people migrated in the past; If people migrate in other countries;If people migrate in other countries; The reasons people migrate;The reasons people migrate; What helps people to adapt to their new What helps people to adapt to their new

home;home; How people adapt to the Polar North How people adapt to the Polar North

environment.environment.

What we have doneWhat we have done We brainstormed the We brainstormed the

questions to be questions to be discussed;discussed;

We discussed these We discussed these questions with our questions with our relatives;relatives;

We discussed the same We discussed the same questions with our questions with our partners from Oman;partners from Oman;

We surfed the Net to We surfed the Net to find out if anybody was find out if anybody was interested in such interested in such problems;problems;

We discussed the We discussed the information we got in information we got in classclass

We wrote everything we We wrote everything we had found out in short had found out in short compositions.compositions.

What is What is “to “to MMigrateigrate””

Part of Speech: Part of Speech: verb verb Definition: move, travel to another Definition: move, travel to another

placeplaceSynonyms: Synonyms: driftdrift, emigrate, immigrate, , emigrate, immigrate,

journeyjourney,,leaveleave, , roamroam, rove, , rove, shiftshift, , transmigrate, transmigrate, trektrek, , voyagevoyage, , wanderwander

Antonyms: Antonyms: straystray

Did people migrateDid people migrate in the past? in the past?

People has People has always always migrated and migrated and go on go on migrating.migrating.

Examples:Examples:1.1. The pilgrims migratedThe pilgrims migratedto the American continent.to the American continent.2 . During the World War 2 . During the World War

II people in Russia II people in Russia migrated to Siberia migrated to Siberia from western from western territories which were territories which were occupied by occupied by the the fascists.fascists.

Do people migrate Do people migrate only in some countries?only in some countries?

People migrate everywhere but the reasons are People migrate everywhere but the reasons are different.different.

Different countries attract different people, so Different countries attract different people, so as different places attract different people, e.g. as different places attract different people, e.g. some people migrate to warm regions because some people migrate to warm regions because their children suffer from lung diseases. Other their children suffer from lung diseases. Other people move to democratic countries as they people move to democratic countries as they have their own ideas on religion and want to have their own ideas on religion and want to worship the way they like.worship the way they like.

Who are Who are The First to Migrate?The First to Migrate?

Usually fathers or young man are the first to Usually fathers or young man are the first to migrate (both in Oman and in Russia).migrate (both in Oman and in Russia).

Women and children usually come when the Women and children usually come when the father finds a place to live and get his first father finds a place to live and get his first money .money .

The reasons The reasons of migrationof migration

ppoor living conditionsoor living conditions;; wars and conflicts;wars and conflicts; environmental problems, environmental problems, a lack of economic perspectivesa lack of economic perspectives;; they want a better future for their children;they want a better future for their children; they seek freedoms (e.g.religious, etc).they seek freedoms (e.g.religious, etc). good job opportunities.good job opportunities. to pursue higher education (MahaMaha Shabiby , to pursue higher education (MahaMaha Shabiby ,

Oman)Oman)

Why do people migrateWhy do people migrate to the cold North? to the cold North?

-they want better salaries even though the -they want better salaries even though the work here is more difficult.work here is more difficult.

They dream of building their own houses in They dream of building their own houses in other regions and want to make money here.other regions and want to make money here.

They want to enjoy the beauty of the Northern They want to enjoy the beauty of the Northern nature.nature.

Their work is connected with oil, gas, deer Their work is connected with oil, gas, deer breeding.breeding.

How People Adapt to the North How People Adapt to the North EnvironmentEnvironment

Yana Lugovaya:Yana Lugovaya: We have very cold winters here. When my We have very cold winters here. When my

family came here we had no warm clothes. family came here we had no warm clothes. Now when we adapted we have fur coats, fur Now when we adapted we have fur coats, fur caps, scarves, mittens and fur boots. caps, scarves, mittens and fur boots.

Those who work outdoors have even warmer Those who work outdoors have even warmer clothes. Sometimes you can see only their eyes clothes. Sometimes you can see only their eyes through special holes in the masks!through special holes in the masks!

Transport.Transport. You can get to the capital of Russia from here only You can get to the capital of Russia from here only

by plane or by train. Our town is surrounded by by plane or by train. Our town is surrounded by swamps. It takes 2 days to get to the nearest road by swamps. It takes 2 days to get to the nearest road by ferry on the Ob river.ferry on the Ob river.

The railway station is in my town of Labytnangi. The The railway station is in my town of Labytnangi. The capital of Yamalia, the town of Salehkard, is15 km capital of Yamalia, the town of Salehkard, is15 km from here. The airport is between our towns. You can from here. The airport is between our towns. You can cross the Ob between our towns by ferry in summer. cross the Ob between our towns by ferry in summer. In winter you can travel to the airport on the ice of the In winter you can travel to the airport on the ice of the frozen river Ob. When the ice is not thick enough, we frozen river Ob. When the ice is not thick enough, we go over the river by helicopter. go over the river by helicopter.

The Houses.The Houses.

Mash Starostina:Mash Starostina: In the North people build houses on the poles. That’s In the North people build houses on the poles. That’s

why the “ground” floor is usually cold. In summer why the “ground” floor is usually cold. In summer when the permafrost melts big pools cover the land. when the permafrost melts big pools cover the land. The houses are expensive as everything we build the The houses are expensive as everything we build the houses from is brought from the “land”. Also there houses from is brought from the “land”. Also there are no gardens around the houses and very few are no gardens around the houses and very few flowers blossom around the houses as summer is flowers blossom around the houses as summer is short here. The houses are not high.short here. The houses are not high.

FoodFood

Artyom Zakharov:Artyom Zakharov: If you live in the North, doctors recommend to If you live in the North, doctors recommend to

eat the food which grows here. We adore fish eat the food which grows here. We adore fish which is caught in the Ob, mushrooms, berries which is caught in the Ob, mushrooms, berries of the tundra, and especially meet of the deer. of the tundra, and especially meet of the deer. It is considered to be very good as deer eat It is considered to be very good as deer eat only moss. People pick up berries and only moss. People pick up berries and mushrooms in the autumn as they are very mushrooms in the autumn as they are very tasty.tasty.

Do people always find what they Do people always find what they seek for in a new place?seek for in a new place?

Not always. Sometimes they go back to their Not always. Sometimes they go back to their motherlands, others try to change their life in motherlands, others try to change their life in the place where they live now.the place where they live now.

Sometimes they can cope with their problems Sometimes they can cope with their problems in their new place as people living in this in their new place as people living in this place are truthful, honest, generous and helpful place are truthful, honest, generous and helpful (Jawaher Asiaybi, Oman ) (Jawaher Asiaybi, Oman )

The authors of the Project:The authors of the Project: 66б б form (A. Basyuk, K Pushkaryova, I . form (A. Basyuk, K Pushkaryova, I .

Bezmaternykh, M . Sultanova, S Pervushin, N. Bezmaternykh, M . Sultanova, S Pervushin, N. Tsyganov).Tsyganov).

7A Form (M. Starostina, Y . Lugovaya, Z/ 7A Form (M. Starostina, Y . Lugovaya, Z/ Gavrilov, A. Zakharov, A. Kolobashkin, K. Gavrilov, A. Zakharov, A. Kolobashkin, K. Shchebakova, R. Shorokhov).Shchebakova, R. Shorokhov).

2010, October-December2010, October-December