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1. Members of the expedition

2. Yukagir children

3. Koryaks dragging a hunted whale home

4. Japanese fishermen

5. Traditional dances at an Evenk festival

6. Evenk yurt

7. Russian settlement

8. Koryak standing next to a sacrificed wolf

9. Sacrificed dog

10. Funeral procession of the Tundra Yukagirs

11. Evenk boy and girl

12. Russian sailors and peasant kids posing for a photo with a tall Chinese man

13. Russified Koryaks fishing

14. Yakut woman leading some livestock

15. Members of the expedition

16. Koryak woman with a child

17. Yukagir canoes

18. Lamut girl on a deer

19. Koryaks playing

20. Small Evenk caravan returning home

1. Russian orthodox priest wearing deerskin

2. Two Yakut ladies in modern dresses

3. Old Yukagir man

4. Young Yukagir couple

5. Rich Yakut woman in expensive traditional clothing

6. Two Japanese fishermen

7. Camp of the Tundra Yukagirs

8. Koryaks in wooden ceremonial masks

9. Koryaks in wooden ceremonial masks 2

10. Russian cossack with his family

11. Yakuts meeting with Russian officials

12. Koryak children

13. Koryaks sacrificing a dog

14. Yakut shaman in ceremonial clothing

15. Yukagir shaman in ceremonial clothing

16. Koryak warriors

17. An Evenk with his children

18. Koryak woman fishing

19. Koryak women in grass masks

20. Young Yakut woman

Thought some of you might want to see this

"Bronepekhota" (Armor/armored infantry ) was born in the early 2000s as an experiment by a Gelendzhik company "Technolog". The game became a very affordable yet pretty decent in terms of quality alternative to extremely rare and expensive GW products in the post-Soviet space.

The series grew out of the early developments of "Technolog" for the production of robot and space marine figures in the late 1990s. At the dawn of its existence, "Technolog" released figures that were essentially unlicensed copies of miniatures from  Warhammer 40k and Warhammer Fantasy Battles. The company's sculptors took original metal or plastic figures from GW, slightly modified them, sometimes simply by sculpting elements with Green Stuff or changing weapons and then cast them in cheap polyethylene.

Eventually the company progressed to creating their own designs, somewhat decent lore and eventually a proper game system, still, however, the miniatures were obviously influenced by Warhammer and other sci-fi franchises of the time. The peak of popularity saw the appearance of huge starter sets with terrain, vehicles and different distinctive squads of troops (usually consisting of 6 minis each).

Starting around the 2010s, despite initial popularity the creators' failure to properly decide their target audience combined with economic crises, shifts in the tabletop market, and rising raw material costs, forced Technolog to scale back production. Instead of large boxes with fortresses and armies, the game increasingly began to be sold in cheap packs with a reduced number of miniatures without rules, targeting exclusively a children's audience. Official development of the lore and rules ceased, and new units stopped to be released, causing the series to fade into obscurity.

Surprisingly, during the 2020s the game system made a comeback. People that used to play with these toys as kids grew up and formed a decently powerful community. They began restoring rules, holding tournaments, and creating 3D models for printing rare units. The company has launched a reissue of classic molds. Old sets started being reissued on marketplaces, and the game is obviously far from being alive, but it definitely has an audience. When I decided to make a post about it here, I went down an unexpected rabbit hole, this very moment there are people who hold online auctions for these minis. The contribution Technolog made to introducing people from post soviet countries to wargames cannot be underestimated.

Guys, it's the last time WE post about that sub, trust

The man in the photo is most likely a mounted scout of the 267th Dukhovshchinsky Infantry Regiment

(TRUKE)