PROFILE: Vasiliy B. Grabzevich, 1st Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) Read more…
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“Next January I will come in Yakutia. I will stay 2 days in Yakutsk then I’ll go to Oymyakon by a long-distance taxi (where does this taxi start?). To come back is it possible to fly from ust nera to yakutsk? You know aircompany and cost of ticket?” asked a weblog visitor. Read more…
Information on Yakutsk, Mirny, Nerungri, Lensk. Key facts. Read more…
The territory of Yakutia occupies northeastern part of Asian continent, stretching 2,000 km from north to south, and 2,500 km from west to east. Its area of 3,102 thousand sq km makes 1/5 of Russia, or almost 2/3 of Western Europe’s area. More than 40 percent of Yakutia’s territory lies above the Arctic Circle. It embraces three time-zones. Read more…
Might want to watch a Brit reportage from Oymyakon, the Pole of Cold. Here is the video to stream. Read more…
