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Yasak vs. Siberia — What's the Difference?

Yasak vs. Siberia — What's the Difference?

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Yasak

Yasak or yasaq, sometimes iasak, (Russian: ясак; akin to Yassa) is a Turkic word for "tribute" that was used in Imperial Russia to designate fur tribute exacted from the indigenous peoples of Siberia.

Siberia

Siberia (; Russian: Сибирь, tr. Sibir', IPA: [sʲɪˈbʲirʲ] (listen)) is an extensive geographical region, constituting all of North Asia, from the Ural Mountains in the west to the Pacific Ocean in the east.

Yasak

(historical) An in-kind tribute in Imperial Russia exacted from the indigenous peoples of Siberia, usually in fur.

Siberia

A remote undesirable locale
"exiled to the Registry of Motor Vehicles—the Siberia of state government" (Howie Carr).

Siberia

A vast Asian region of Russia; famous for long cold winters
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