A Saami family of reindeer herders, on the Kola Peninsula, ca 1910 . The mild climate, rich nickel deposits, and strategic location of the Kola peninsula attracted the attention of the new Soviet government. Settlers began moving north in the 1920s and collectivization of reindeer herds began before World War II. The current Saami population in Russia is around 2000, largely concentrated in the village of Lovozero. Photo credit: Lovozero Museum