Category: The Sakha (Yakutia) Republic

Facts about the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia): history, culture and traditions, indigenous people, nature and the economy.

Travelers told how the expedition across Yakutia and Chukotka amazed them

Two times we almost fell through the ice on the border between Yakutia and Chukotka, saw polar bears and ate condensed milk with snow. Read more »

Victory Peak (Yakutia) ascent into extreme cold

Victory (Yakutia): the ascent to the coldest peak of the Northern Hemisphere. The North Face Read more »

The Ministry of Development of the Arctic will be created in Yakutia

Arctic

A ministry for the development of the Arctic will be created in the republic. This was reported by Aisen Nikolaev during the announcement of the annual Message of the Head of Yakutia to the State Assembly (Il Tumen). Read more »

Specialists of INGG SB RAS have found imprints of heat-loving fossil plants in the Arctic

prints of thermophilic fossil plants found in the Arctic

During a comprehensive expedition to the Lena River delta, scientists from the Institute of Petroleum Geology and Geophysics. A.A. Trofimuk SB RAS left the Arctic Circle, on the island of Sardis to study the section of Neogene (23-2.5 Ma) and Quaternary rocks. Read more »

In Yakutia, the number of brown bears increases

brown bears

In the republic, the number of cases of approaching settlements and the threat to life and health of people from the brown bear are increasing every year.
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In the Bulunsky district began the season of tourism

season of tourism

Tiksi was visited by foreign guests from Germany, Sweden, Australia, Austria and New Zealand. Employees of the ECC “Cholbondor” presented tourists with musical numbers with a northern color, needlewomen. Read more »

The documentary film “The Genesis 2.0” (2018)

The story of the discoveries, splendid successes and disappointing failures of scientists exploring the remains of mammoths is a splendidly told story. Read more »

Tourist Yakutia: where to rest this summer and how much it will cost

Tourist Yakutia

Our republic is traditionally associated with permafrost and extreme cold. Fortunately, we know about our hot summer and places where you can spend your holidays outside the republic. At the best time of year 36 tourist bases of Yakutia invite to have a rest with comfort. Read more »

Everyone goes to collect green onions: where and when to collect it

wild green onions

Yakutians have already started to leave for the collection of a tasty and useful wild-growing green onion. The director of the Yakutsk Botanical Garden Sargilan Borisov told about where and when it is best to collect, what species are growing in the republic. Read more »