The Soviet era saw the migration of many Slavs, specifically Russians and Ukrainians, into the area. On 27 September 1990, the area became the Yakutskaya-Sakha Soviet Socialist Republic, and on 27 …

Life in Yakutia is completely different from that in Moscow and other places in the world. With winter temperatures below 60 degrees Celsius, most things are frozen. If you walked outside for just ten …

Yakutsk, city and capital of Sakha republic (Yakutia), in far northeastern Russia, on the Lena River. A fort was founded on the Lena’s low right bank in 1632 and transferred 43 miles (70 km) upstream to …

Yakutia, also known as the Republic of Sakha, is located in the Russian Far East, and is notable for being the world's largest subnational governing body by area.

Oct 29, 2025 · Yakutia is one of the rare places on our planet with preserved primeval nature and an amazing variety of flora and fauna. The Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) has over 30% of Russian wildlife.

Yakutia is one of the richest in rivers (700 thousand rivers and streams) and lake (over 800 thousand) regions of Russia. The largest navigable river is the Lena (4,400 km). Yakutia accounts for over 30% …

Yakutia is the largest administrative and territorial region in the world and the largest entity of the Russian Federation, was officially formed in 1922 during the early days of the Soviet Union.

Yakutia (Sakha) is located in eastern Siberia and stretches to the Henrietta Islands in the far north and is washed by the Laptev and Eastern Siberian Seas of the Arctic Ocean.

Yakutia is the largest region of Russia, “diamond” country, with eternal snows hiding the vast paleontological graveyard of mammoths. Tourism in Yakutia is taiga and tundra, dog and reindeer …

1 day ago · This documentary explores life in Yakutia, a remote part of Siberia where people have adapted to extreme cold for generations.