THE VIDEO SHELF · siberian wilderness survival
Surviving in the Siberian Wilderness for 70 Years (Full Length)
A VICE documentary that visits Agafia Lykova, last surviving member of the Lykov family of Old Believers who fled into the Siberian taiga in 1936. It shows how she lives in remote isolation and the outside world encroaching on it.
Why HN readers recommended it
It is linked in threads about the Lykov family as an on-location look at the environment they survived in.
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Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- VICE
- Topic
- siberian wilderness survival
- Format
- documentary
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 4
- HN mentions in dataset
- 10
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2014–2023
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
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In case you haven't seen it, Vice made and excellent documentary about Agafia's life in Siberia. It's a sad yet inspiring story, I highly recommend it for anyone interested. Heres the link: [VIDEO]
frncscgmz on Hacker News · 2014-02
In For 40 years, this Russian family was cut of from all human contactVice did a fun piece on this family a few years back that - on location - captures the environment they survived in -> [VIDEO]
aresant on Hacker News · 2016-08
In A Russian Family Was Isolated for 40 Years, Unaware of WWII (2013)Some people might find this video interesting. Family that fled into the siberian taiga for 70 years to avoid religious persecution. One thing that stands out in my memory is how they said their main form of entertainment was sharing and analyzing their dreams. [VIDEO]
verylittlemeat on Hacker News · 2020-12
In Early humans may have survived the harsh winters by hibernating
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