SUMMARY:

Comparing texts published by Buryat, Khanty, Evenki, Itelmen, and Koryak writers between 1990 and 2014, the article positions indigenous North Asian literature within the global postcolonial and postsocialist discourses. Many authors focus on the experiences of their communities in the Second World, interpreting the Soviet past and its legacies. Some criticize capitalist colonialism and rendered Soviet modernization as decolonization. Others denounce the Soviet regime for its devastating effects on communities and individuals. Several authors connect the experiences of North Asian indigenous peoples to the global discussions of minorities and social exclusion, discovering their communities and themselves in the Fourth World.