Arctic MirrorsFor over five hundred years the Russians wondered what kind of people their Arctic and sub Arctic subjects were. "They have mouths between their shoulders and eyes in their chests," reported a fifteenth century tale. "They rove around, live of their own free will, and beat the Russian people," complained a seventeenth century Cossack. "Their actions are exceedingly rude. They do not take off their hats and do not bow to each other," huffed an