Mikhail Kudazhi
1895–1975 (age 80)
Biography
Mikhail Kudazhi was born in 1895 in Tuva and worked as a shepherd, maintaining traditional pastoral practices in the Siberian region. His life reflected the continuity of nomadic and semi-nomadic traditions in Central Asia during the Soviet period.
Kudazhi lived for 80 years, witnessing the dramatic transformations that affected pastoral communities in Tuva. His work as a shepherd represented an important cultural and economic tradition in the region.