The Republic of Sakha has been under the yoke of Moscow for 400 years and continues to pay yasak (tribute) in kind. Every year Sakha gives Moscow:
40 tons of gold 17 million tons of oil 170 tons of silver 15 billion cubic metres of gas 30 million coking coal 45 million carats of diamondsAll these riches are not returned and are not used by the Sakha themselves. Sakha is not developing, they live very poorly, there are no good roads, schools in the native language of Sakha, no modern hospitals, shopping and entertainment centres, no parks. The surnames and names are Russian, their native language of Sakha is not used.
