Ayvaseda Alexandr Alevich

06.03.1941

bearer of sacred texts of Nenets folklore

Alexandr Alevich was born in the village of Varyogan in Nizhnevartovsky District. He graduated from 6 grades of the Varyogan School. He started his career at the age of 16 as a hunter's disciple in the Varyogan commercial and hunting farm. In 1960, Alexandr Alevich went to study at the school of collective farm personnel, where he learned to be a motorist. Later he was the head of the Red Chum. Then Alexandr Alevich worked in the boarding school as an educator. Later he worked at the farm. Then he was the first assistant of a mechanic of ship GDS-15 in the Building Management no. 941 of the company "Nizhnevartovskdorstroy". After that Alexandr Alevich held the position of an assistant of the general director on national issues of the Production Association "VNG". He has the title of "Honorary reindeer herder of Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug – Yugra". Alexandr Alevich is the veteran of labor of Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug – Yugra. He performs sacred songs in the Nenets language, knows many interesting stories, fairy tales, and legends.