Word: chukchi
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Zenzinov left Verkhoyansk by reindeer sled in a last attempt to escape; had it not been for the alcohol he carried with him he might have succeeded. Encamped one night with a Chukchi herder Zenzinov foolishly gave him some alcohol to drink. The Chukchi liked it so much he kept Zenzinov a prisoner until a Russian trader came along, rescued him. By that time the authorities had their eye on Zenzinov again; he gave up hope, served out his term...