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Allah Yun Cargo Sled Drivers

Creation period
the 21st century
Place of сreation
Yakutsk, Republic of Sakha (Yakutia)
Dimensions
79,7x128,5 cm
Technique
oil, canvas; painting
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Cargo transportation to the village of Allah-Yun was carried out for 20 years.

Transportation of goods from Yakutsk to the settlements of Okhotsky-Perevoz and Allah-Yun in the Dzhugdzhur mountain system played an important role in the development of the gold mining industry. While drawing up the plan of the second five-year plan for 1933–1938, special attention was paid to the development of this national priority industry. As a result, large-scale geological exploration works were conducted.

In 1921, the geographer Voldemar Petrovich Bertin wrote that there were gold deposits in the Allah-Yun area. In 1932, geological prospecting teams surveyed the Dzhugdzhur (Allah-Yun) area and discovered rich reserves of placer and ore gold. Shortly afterwards, geological expeditions discovered 150 gold deposits in this area. The number of gold mines grew, and in 1939, the trust of national importance “Dzhugzhurzoloto” was formed. A branch of “Yakutzoloto” was opened in Tattinsky ulus.

Food, essential supplies and construction materials were delivered by water to Okhotsky-Perevoz during the summer period. The task of the sled drivers was to deliver these cargoes to the remote area of Allah-Yun along the Okhotsky road. Horses and people were assigned by the district administration. According to the plans, collective farms were supposed to provide horse-drawn carts and drivers. Collective farmers from the central uluses of Yakutia were mobilized: Olekminsky, Khangalassky, Amginsky, Megino-Kangalassky, Ust-Aldansky and other districts.

The cargo sled drivers, or “allaakhsyt”, had their own unspoken traffic rules. Firstly, ascending and descending from the mountain was done in the order of the queue. Those who arrived at the foot of the mountain had to wait for all those coming down from the top and only then start the ascent. Secondly, if two carts ran into each other on the road and one of them was carrying a load, the empty one had to give way to the loaded one.

Working conditions for cargo sled drivers were difficult, but the situation changed after 1944. Hotels were equipped for workers in Okhotsk-Perevoz and Allah-Yun, a pass system and round-the-clock posts were set up in the winter camps. Horses and cargo were guarded by shift guards. In large winter huts there were medical stations and small stores. The best carriers were rewarded at the expense of the trust. Carriers had to undergo a medical examination whereas horses were subjected to a veterinary examination.

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Allah Yun Cargo Sled Drivers

Creation period
the 21st century
Place of сreation
Yakutsk, Republic of Sakha (Yakutia)
Dimensions
79,7x128,5 cm
Technique
oil, canvas; painting
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