By bolot | Published:
September 12, 2009
What had been happening at 1930s on the territory of East Yakutia was really awefull. Watch the short documentary “Kolyma” made by SDMediaEU for the TV series “Siberian Impressions.” Terrible feelings after watching the video. Especially the scenes with human bones. But we can’t do anything about it. That’s history and the worst part.
Posted in Editorial, General, History, Locations, Video | Tagged history, Khandyga, Kolyma Highway, Magadan, mountain, roads, Siberia, Ust Nera, Video, Yakutia |
By bolot | Published:
September 9, 2009
This question I hear very often from international website visitors. The last time it was a Turkish 4WD adventure traveler Ali Eric, who is making his world-around trip Istanbul2Istanbul. A few days ago, while seeping the Russian beer at a local grill house, he said to me:
“You know, before my start, I told friends that [...]
Posted in Answers, Culture, General, History, Locations | Tagged Cold, Culture, history, life, people, Siberia, winter, Winter Exotica, Yakutia, Yakutsk |
By bolot | Published:
September 8, 2009
Yeah, what does the West know about Yakutia? This question a RIA Novosti correspondent asked Eric Hoesli, writer, journalist and Editorial Director of Edipresse, Switzerland, who arrived to Yakutsk with the purpose to participate in the meeting of the Valdai Discussion Club. His answer was interesting. Partly I agree, partly not. Check yourself.
By bolot | Published:
September 4, 2009
Three Valleys Innovation Technopark invites international companies to join the permanent online exhibition “New Technologies and Innovations for the Economy of Sakha Republic (Yakutia)”.
Posted in Announcement, Answers, Economy, Events, Press Releases, Services | Tagged contact, Economy, Editorial, event, exhibition, innovation, tenchnology, Yakutia, Yakutsk |
By bolot | Published:
September 1, 2009
The one day trip to the village of Namzy located north off Yakutsk. 1 hour by a car. Date: Aug. 5, 2009. Further, please, find the slideshow.
Posted in Answers, Locations, Photo, Travel | Tagged life, Namzy, Photo, Republic of Sakha, Russia, Sakha, Siberia, slideshow, summer, the Lena river, village, Yakut, Yakutia, Yakutsk |
By bolot | Published:
August 31, 2009
Andrew I with a creative studio “A Novigator” announced a descent to the deepest well in the world, Shergin’s shaft, to take place in Yakutsk on October 20, 2009. Update, 21.10.2009: The even was postponed till November 04, 2009.
An exclusive speleological tour into the unique well, that is 116 meters deep, as long as a [...]
Posted in Announcement, Culture, Events, History, Locations, Photo, Press Releases, Travel | Tagged Andrew I, Culture, deepest, deepest well, descent, event, Far East, history, permafrost, Republic of Sakha, Russia, shaft, Shergin shaft, Siberia, Travel, Yakutia, Yakutsk |
By bolot | Published:
August 29, 2009
Thanks to my writing about Yakutia for international readers, I have a unique opportunity to communicate with very interesting people. One of them is Rob Lilwall, a travel cyclist of London. Five years ago, he decided to embark on the journey of his life.
Bored of his work as a geography teacher in England, Rob [...]
Posted in Answers, Locations, Photo, Travel, Video | Tagged adventure, Aldan River, bicycle, bridge, Khandyga, Kolyma Highway, Kyubeme, Magadan, mountain, mountain bicycle, Photo, Pole of Cold, river, Road of Bones, roads, Siberia, Tomtor, tourism, Travel, Verkhoyansky, winter, Winter Exotica, Yakutia, Yakutsk |
By bolot | Published:
August 26, 2009
If you have been thinking about hunting in Yakutia in autumn, check out the pictures of what it can be.
Posted in Answers, Locations, Photo | Tagged Cold, hunt, hunting, Kolyma Highway, mountain, Oymyakon, Oymyakonsky Ulus, Photo, roads, snow, Tomtor, tourism, Travel, Verkhoyansky, Yakutia, Yakutsk |
By bolot | Published:
August 26, 2009
That’s great news. Czech OFF SIBERIA adventure motorcyclists Tomáš Holman and Eva Krečová, who are traveling across Russia on one BMW bike, allowed me to post their travel photos taken on the Road of Bones this summer. They rode from Yakutsk to Magadan via the old route Kyubeme – Tomtor – Kadykchan (Magadan Oblast).
In a [...]
Posted in Answers, Locations, Photo, Travel | Tagged adventure, bike, biker, BMW, bridge, Khandyga, Kolyma Highway, Kyubeme, Magadan, motorcycle, mountain, Photo, Pole of Cold, river, Road of Bones, roads, summer, Tomtor, tourism, Travel, Verkhoyansky, Winter Exotica, Yakutia, Yakutsk |
By bolot | Published:
August 23, 2009
Yeah! That’s right. Wood buffaloes do live in Yakutia, i.e. in Siberia. They were transported in April 2006 from Edmonton, Canada. Since then the quantity of bisons was increased from 26 up to 39. 6 calves were born in 2008, and 7 in 2009. They are doing pretty well, have reacclimatized successfully on the land, [...]
Posted in Editorial, General, Locations, Photo, Travel | Tagged acclimatization, animal, biology, bison, bufallo, Buotama, Canadian, Edmonton, experiment, Photo, river, science, Siberia, wood bufallo, Yakutia, Yakutsk |
