USSURIISK, Russia -- A court in Russia's Far East has decided to transfer to a less restrictive psychiatric clinic a Yakut shaman who became known across the country for his attempts to march to ...

The longest summer days in the Sakha Republic are a time for celebrating Yhyakh Tuymaady. Locals not only worship the sun by drinking, horseback riding, wrestling, and dancing, but also get a chance ...

Naturalist and traveler Alexander Middendorf was the first to publish in the middle of the 19th century first scientific information about ancient horses in northern Asia MOSCOW, June 8. /TASS ...

The unique breed lives only in this cold region and feels fine when there are -50°C frosts outside. Massive, stocky and with mischievous mane: Meet the Yakut horses that are not afraid of the most ...

Studies into the genetics of the Yakut horse breed from Northern Siberia reveal swift evolutionary changes favoring survival in intensely cold climates. Renowned for their resilience, these diminutive ...

A movie by Yakut director Stepan Birnashev, “Aita,” was removed from streaming services in Russia by the demand of Roskomnadzor [the Russian media and internet watchdog and main censorship body]. The ...

In a land where a winter's day lasts just three hours, and where temperatures routinely fall to -60C, only the toughest creatures can stay alive. In deepest Siberia, the Yakut people's survival ...

YAKUTSK, Russia -- Yakut shaman Aleksandr Gabyshev has resumed his march to Moscow from his native far-eastern region of Yakutia "to drive [President Vladimir] Putin out of the Kremlin." One of ...