Whaling in the lands of Russia and the former Soviet Union has been conducted in the Chukotka region of Siberia for at least 4,000 years and has traditionally been undertaken by the native Yupik and Chukchi people. However, commercial whaling did not begin until the mid-19th century, when companies based in Finland sent vessels to the Pacific Ocean.
Whaling in the lands of Russia and the former Soviet Union has been conducted in the Chukotka region of Siberia for at least 4,000 years and has traditionally been undertaken by the native Yupik and Chukchi people. However, commercial whaling did not begin until the mid-19th century, when companies based in Finland sent vessels to the Pacific Ocean.
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