In addition to the standard curriculum, the children at the village school study the Khanty language according to specially prepared teaching materials, national music and other subjects aimed at preserving the original cultures of indigenous northern peoples.
The President also visited an outdoor ethnography site and signed the honoured guests book.
Later in the day, President Putin visited the local primary geological and geophysical information centre called “Yamal Resources”. It was opened in 2000 on the basis of the data collected by geologists, geophysicists and miners on the territory of the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Area. The centre contains strategic information essential for the development of the oil and gas industries, as well as on the forestry, water and wildlife resources.