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TIL Approximately 3/4 of Russia's Anadyrsky District is of non-indigenous origin; mainly Russian and Ukrainian. They were enticed by the higher pay, large pensions, and more generous allowances permitted to those prepared to endure the cold and the isolation, as well as those who were exiled here

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