Proper noun
The largest island of Russia, off its eastern coast.
An oblast of Russia, located on the island.
Source: en.wiktionary.orgA group of Sakhalin Ainu c. 1903 According to the Russian Empire Census of 1897, 1,446 persons in the Russian Empire reported Ainu language as their mother tongue, 1,434 of them in Sakhalin Island. Source: Internet
Among the indigenous people of Sakhalin are the Ainu in the southern half, the Oroks in the central region, and the Nivkhs in the north. citation Chinese chronicled the Xianbei and Hezhe tribes, who had a way of life based on fishing. Source: Internet
Anton Chekhov vividly described the Amur River in writings about his journey to Sakhalin Island in 1890. Source: Internet
As a result of the Russo-Japanese War in 1905, Japan took part of Sakhalin Island from Russia. Source: Internet
Built 1950–53, it was planned to extend this to a tunnel to Sakhalin Island. Source: Internet
Chekhov witnessed much on Sakhalin that shocked and angered him, including floggings, embezzlement of supplies, and forced prostitution of women. Source: Internet