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PECULIARITIES OF YAKUTIAN LIFE
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Holiday: New Year
How do Yakutians celebrate New Year? Abigail Faust is 18-year-old American exchange student, who, currently, goes to a high school in Yakutsk. She met New Year in Yakutsk. Here is what she wrote "We toasted the new year with Champagne, and several people wrote down a wish on a piece of paper...". [More] |
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Cars in Yakutia
Despite of extreme winter, Yakutians prefer to choose the Japanese cars as they are considered to be lighter, more comfortable, and, finally, more attractive. [More] |
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Clothes, Traditional Yakut
The traditional clothes have been created in the long run of many centuries. The choice of clothes depended closely on social, economic, natural & climatic peculiarities. [More] |
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Customs of the Sakha people
Author S. Somogotto gives the chance not to learn profound research work, but get schemes - only schematic lists of customs on ecology and hunting. Readers have to make interpretation themselves. [More] |
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Internet
Internet technology is rapidly rising in Yakutia. The Net is not something astonishing or luxury anymore. Now Yakutians are able to do everything what is possible to do on the World Wide Web. At present, practicaly all local schools have got computer laboratories with Internet access. [More] |
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Sculpture: a monument dedicated to a eye-blue husky
In former days only secretary-generals and astronauts were given the honor of having monuments when they were alive. Nowadays, even a dog, of remote taiga, can admire his sculpture. Nevertheless, the monument dedicated to a faithful companion is the first experience in Yakutia. [More] |
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Shashlik on May-Days
May-Days are definitely associated with shashlik parties in the country. Shashliks give cause for families, friends or colleagues to gather, go out of towns or settlements, take a rest in outdoor activities. Being alone with nature, folk forget about day-to-day routines and duties. [More] |
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Winter in Yakutia
Are you tired of heat, warm winds or never-ending baking sun above your heads? Welcome to Yakutia in winter! Find warm clothes and go on an exciting journey to the coldest place in the northern hemisphere. Here what you need to know about the Yakutian winter.[More] |
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Yakutsk. Life in winter.
Many will remember I wrote about the city of Yakutsk, one of the coldest cities in the world. I told you then that I was writing someone in Yakutsk about how they cope under such extreme conditions and if they wrote me back, I would share it with you. Lo and behold, I received a response!.. By KEN BLACK, Times-Republican News Reporter. [More] |
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