Two men standing on a rug, in front of yurt, between 1905 and 1915. Portrait of two men, possibly Turkman or Kirgiz, in traditional dress. A yurt is a portable tent used for housing by the nomadic peoples of Central Asia. After conquering Turkestan in the mid 1800s, the Russian government exerted strong pressure on the nomadic peoples to adopt a sedentary lifestyle and settle permanently in villages, towns, and cities.

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