Dersu village

Russia / Primorje / Novopokrovka /
Village of Old Believers (starovery), also called Old Ritualists (staroobryadtsy). Search for article: "Russia Woos Orthodox Sect to Repopulate Siberia," Der Speigel, Jan 1, 2011 (www.spiegel.de/international/world/faithful-return-from... Formerly named "Laule", the remote village was renamed in honor of the trapper-hunter who inspired the book and movie: "Dersu Uzala." Previous census counted 17 people. In 2010, new residents arrived from their colony: Ofir, Uruguay (wikimapia.org/14173085/Ofir).
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Coordinates:   45°46'2"N   135°19'29"E
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