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The Buriats and the Yakuts are the only natives in
Siberia who do not show any signs of dying out, but on
the contrary are increasing. Among the Buriats illiteracy
is much less than among the peasants of European Russia,
and from this gifted people have even sprung some
prominent scientists. Among the last-named deserves to be
mentioned the learned Buriat, Dorschi Bantsaroff, who, in
spite of his wide and thorough learning, remained faithful
to the religion of his forefathers until his death.
The wide cultivated fields, the large herds of cattle, and
the comparatively well-built Buriat villages testified to
the general prosperity and good order existing among these
interesting natives. The deep-rooted national feeling, and
the resistance they have made against the innovations of
their conquerors also prove the strong vitality of this sturdy
people. With steady persistence they have fought for their
rights against the intrusion of the immigrants. In this fight
their knowledge of reading and writing has been of great
service to them. Well acquainted with the history of
their country, they always use an elaborate apparatus of
official documents, proving their right to the lands which
the authorities want them to give up for colonisation, and
which more and more are being wrested from them in
defiance of all justice.
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