According to the 2002census, there were 2769 Soyots in Russia. They are basically similar to ethnic Tuvans, but live in Buryatia. 2002(MMII) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ... Tuva or Tyva (Russian: Республика Тыва [Тува], Respublika Tyva [Tuva]) (pop. ... The Buryat Republic (Russian: РеÑпуÌблика БурÑÌтиÑ; Buryat: БурÑад РеÑпублика) is a federal subject of the Russian Federation (a republic). ...
The third zone is mostly one of atmospheric influence and consists of the territory around the lake which lies outside the catchment basin to the north and northwest, up to 200 kilometres away, which could affect Baikal through the atmospheric transport of airborne chemical pollutants.
A special article in the proposed legislation deals with the special needs and interests of local indigenous tribes in the region of the lake, including the Buryats, Evenks, Soyots and Tofalars.
Among other indigenous groups are the Evenks (who originated in the Baikal region but resettled all over Siberia), the Tofalars (fewer than 1,000 people) and the Soyotes (or Tuvinians).
One portion of the tribe emigrated to China and was there exterminated
; the remainder have disappeared among the Tuba Tatars and the Soyotes.
The Samoyedes on the Ob in Tomsk may number about 1000; they have adopted the Russian manner of life, but have difficulty in carrying on agriculture, and are a poverty-stricken population with little prospect of holding their own.
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