A Day in the Life in a Remote Village in Yakutia, Siberia

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00:00It's a Sunday morning, and at minus 10 degrees Celsius, with fresh, still frosty air, spring

00:06has arrived in Yakutia.

00:08Yevgeny, a resident of a small village on the edge of the river, lives a quiet life.

00:15With his six children, all having moved far away, he filled his days with hunting, fishing

00:20and tending to his Yakutian horse breed.

00:24Today, Marek, Yevgeny's youngest grandson, has come to visit him as they plan to go fishing

00:31together.

00:32Yevgeny is a well-known horse breeder in the area.

00:39As the season changes, he looks forward to spending more time outdoors tending to his horses.

00:45Yakutian horses, a unique and hardy breed, are well adapted to the region extreme cold, with

00:53standing temperatures as low as minus 70 degrees Celsius.

01:04For Yevgeny, these horses are more than just animals.

01:08They are part of the reason why he doesn't want to move away from the village.

01:12By caring for these horses, he continue a tradition that has been passed down through generations,

01:18serving a piece of Yakutia's history and culture for future generations to cherish.

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01:37It's time for ice fishing, Mari can't wait to begin this adventure with his grandfather.

02:04They are busy preparing for their traditional ice fishing trip hoping to catch some fresh

02:09fish for their lunch.

02:12Mari loves spending time with his grandfather and ice fishing is his favorite activity.

02:18He looks forward to this trip every year and is excited to catch some delicious fish to

02:23share with his family and friends.

02:34As the day is grow warmer, this cherished activity becomes a celebration of the season and a

02:47way for the yakult to reconnect with nature.

02:51As Evgeny and Mari arrive to the fishing spot, they take a moment to honor the spirits of

02:55the lake and rivers.

02:57By offering pancakes, Evgeny is demonstrating his appreciation for the resources nature

03:02provides.

03:16To begin, Evgeny and Mari use ice picks to cut a hole in the ice and task requiring great

03:21skill and endurance.

03:25Luckily Evgeny knows the terrain well and chooses the spot for the ice hole based on visual cues.

03:31He looks for signs of ice fall which may indicate the presence of fish.

03:36This traditional ice fishing method called kuyur that has been passed down from father to son

03:41for thousands of years and holds great cultural significance in Yakutia.

04:06After creating the hole, Evgeny places a special wooden board over it.

04:10Using this stick, Evgeny begins to make a circular motion, stirring up the water and driving the

04:16fish into the net.

04:26The fish are caught using a unique wooden stick and fishing net made of wood and horse hair,

04:31which has been passed down from Evgeny's father and his father before him.

04:36This old fishing net holds great sentimental value for Evgeny and he hopes to pass it on

04:42to Mari one day when the time is right.

04:45The fence is getting the same for the ship, the most.

04:50The ship is over the ship sometimes, but the ship usually only is in a lake.

04:52The ship has a 120,000 feet.

04:54The ship is a 12,000 feet and a 35,000 feet.

04:57The ship is the most likely to be in the ship, but the ship is being in the air.

04:59The ship begins with an inspection, attenæ, and the ship is on the ship.

05:02The ship keeps him walking up, but the ship is not theian.

05:06The ship is a small ship of the ship.

05:08The ship is a small ship of the ship.

05:11After a long and successful day of fishing, Evgeny and Marek are tired but happy to return

05:38home with a fresh catch for their lunch.

05:42Ice fishing in Yakutia requires a lot of physical effort, but the satisfaction of catching their

05:47own food makes it all worthwhile.

06:08Also, those who are the best, will be you!

06:32As they prepare and clean the fish,

07:00Marek listens intently to Evgeny's stories of the kuyur fishing technique

07:04and the importance of preserving their cultural heritage.

07:30It's a very good thing to do.

07:36It's a very good thing to do.

07:40It's a very good thing to do.

07:46As they sit down to enjoy their meal, Evgeny and Marek share stories of breeding horses,

08:05hunting and fishing in the icy lakes of Yakutia.

08:09They know that their way of life may be different from others, but they also know that it's

08:14unique and valuable.

08:16In their remote frozen village, they embrace the beauty of their idyllic life, surrounded

08:22by abundant wildlife, ice and snow that blankets their home.

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