Selenduma

Selenduma
Селендума
Selo
Selenduma is located in Republic of Buryatia
Selenduma
Selenduma
Location within Republic of Buryatia
Selenduma is located in Russia
Selenduma
Selenduma
Location within Russia
Coordinates: 50°55′N 106°14′E / 50.917°N 106.233°E / 50.917; 106.233
CountryRussia
RegionRepublic of Buryatia
DistrictSelenginsky District
Time zoneUTC+8:00

Selenduma (Russian: Селендума; Buryat: Сэлэндγγмэ, Selendüüme) is a rural locality (a selo) in Selenginsky District, Republic of Buryatia, Russia. The population was 2,574 as of 2010. There are 64 streets.

Geography

Selenduma is located 55 km southwest of Gusinoozyorsk (the district's administrative centre) by road. Shana is the nearest rural locality.

Media coverage

On 11 May 2022, SBS Dateline published a film online discussing how Russian military and patriotic education programs contribute to convincing young men to join the army. Selenduma is discussed as a small village in which "opportunities are scarce and the military is seen as a way out of poverty." The film claims 23 of Selenduma's young men have been sent to fight in Ukraine.

References

  1. ↑ Карта Селенгинского района Бурятии
  2. ↑ Всероссийские переписи населения 2002 и 2010 годов
  3. ↑ Расстояние от Селендумы до Гусиноозерска
  4. ↑ Sons of Russia: The people fighting Putin's war in Ukraine, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dYXYI8PdCE. Accessed 2022-07-22