▁cl an ▁hierarchy ▁and ▁took ▁host ages ▁from ▁the ▁highest ▁members ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁ensure ▁payment ▁of ▁the ▁tax . ▁Although ▁there ▁was ▁some ▁re bell ion ▁against ▁local ▁officials , ▁the ▁Even ks ▁generally ▁recognized ▁the ▁need ▁for ▁peace ful ▁cultural ▁relations ▁with ▁the ▁Rus si ans ▁( V as ile v ich , ▁ 6 2 4 ). ▁ ▁Contact ▁with ▁the ▁Rus si ans ▁and ▁constant ▁demand ▁for ▁fur ▁tax es ▁pushed ▁the ▁Even ks ▁east ▁all ▁the ▁way ▁to ▁Sak hal in ▁island , ▁where ▁some ▁still ▁live ▁today ▁( C ass ells ). ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁some ▁groups ▁migr ated ▁south ▁and ▁east ▁into ▁Mong olia ▁and ▁Man ch uria ▁( V as ile v ich , ▁ 6 2 5 ). ▁Today ▁there ▁are ▁still ▁Even k ▁populations ▁in ▁Sak hal in , ▁Mong olia , ▁and ▁Man ch uria ▁( E th n olog ue ), ▁and ▁to ▁a ▁less er ▁extent , ▁their ▁traditional ▁Ba ikal ▁region ▁( Jan h un en ). ▁ ▁Russian ▁invasion ▁of ▁the ▁Even ks ▁( and ▁other ▁ind igen ous ▁pe op les ) ▁resulted ▁in ▁language ▁er os ion , ▁traditional ▁decl ine , ▁identity ▁loss , ▁among ▁others , ▁of ▁there of . ▁This ▁was ▁especially ▁the ▁case ▁during ▁the ▁Soviet ▁regime . ▁Soviet ▁policies ▁of ▁collect iv ization , ▁forced ▁sed ent ar ization ▁( or ▁sometimes ▁refer ▁to ▁as ▁Sed ent ism ), ▁" un prom ising ▁villages ", ▁and ▁Russ