The Samoyeds are fearless. They travel to Novaja Zemlja in small boats, and do not seem to understand that there is any danger. I once talked with a Samoyed and asked if he had no fear of storms and bad weather. “If there will be a storm,” said the Samoyed, “there are also other islands, and I do not care if I end up on Novaja Zemlja or on Vajgač.” “But it could happen,” I continued, “that you end up on other islands than Novaja Zemlja or Vajgač.” “There are other islands, such as Dolgoj,” continued Samoyed. “Are you sure that you could land on any of these islands and don’t you understand that the storm could sink your little boat?” “You always land somewhere, and I would not care if the storm brought me to Matveev.”