Selenduma Explained

Official Name:Selenduma
Native Name:Селендума
Settlement Type:Selo
Pushpin Map:Russia Buryatia#Russia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Russia
Subdivision Name1:Republic of Buryatia
Subdivision Name3:Selenginsky District
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Utc Offset1:+8:00
Coordinates:50.9167°N 120°W[1]

Selenduma (Russian: Селендума; Buriat: Сэлэндγγмэ, Selendüüme) is a rural locality (a selo) in Selenginsky District, Republic of Buryatia, Russia. The population was 2,574 as of 2010.[2] 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.[3]

Media coverage

On 11th 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.[4]

Notes and References

  1. https://mapdata.ru/buryatiya/selenginskiy-rayon/ Карта Селенгинского района Бурятии
  2. Всероссийские переписи населения 2002 и 2010 годов
  3. http://allroutes.ru/rasstoyanie_selenduma_gusinoozersk 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