One Day in the Coldest Village on Earth | Yakutia

7 a.m kirill petrov the man of the house the  first thing that he does every morning is to   heat the house with a wood burning stove to keep  his family warm on the ice cold morning in yakutia because of the severe climate  he really needs a lot of wood   to hit the house for nine months non-stop just like a dessert drinking water in yakut  village is precious there are no water treatment   facilities because the pipes freeze during the  long winter so ice is the main source of water   kirill and the villagers harvested the ice  from the river in the middle of november   when the temperature was favorable to harvest eyes meanwhile kirill's wife liubov is making delicious  untraditional breakfast kercheh whipped cream with   a strawberry germ which was harvested during the  summer in yakutia during the harsh climate it's   almost impossible to grow fruits and vegetables so  most of the yogurt desserts consist of dairy food it's 7 40 am and it's time for  arian the youngest son to wake up arian is nine years old and  attends the local primary school   the children in yakutia will go to school  when it's warmer than minus 54 degrees   but when the temperature drops below minus  55 degrees it's too dangerous to go to school   today is relatively warm in yakutia only minus  40 degrees which means aryan must go to school like most people around the world he wash his face   and brush his teeth arian uses the ice  cold water that his dad prepared earlier breakfast fatty pancakes and whipped cream are  high energy food that warms you up during cold   winters aryan's older sisters are living and  studying in university far away from the village   his parents wish for him to study well  so he can live his life as he wants um locals understand the importance  of learning the right clothing   to survive in such extreme winters it's an  absolute must to wear several layers of clothing   and wear insulated pumps because the  knees are particularly prone to freezing aryan's mom always makes sure that everyone  wears enough clothes because without proper   dressing the cold will reach deep inside  your bones threatening your life she also   makes sure that his face is fully covered  otherwise the exposed part can get frostbite the temperature outside is so cold so the moisture  immediately forms little icicles on his eyelashes   10 minutes in the fresh air can be enough  to cause fatigue stinging pain in the face   and long-lasting eggs in the fingers and toes but  little harder yogurts knows how to find the cold but after a few minutes the icy weather  begins to assert itself forcefully   aryan has been on his way for 10 minutes already  and now the nine years old aryan is freezing luckily the last few meters are  left and arian is finally at school aryan arrives in time and there are already  many children who have also arrived by food   arian is studying in the third grade  of primary school the primary school   last four years and in yakuza education  last 11 years before going to university there are about eight students in the class  today and five hours of daily studying begins today they have math literature  art geography history and languages   yakut people study three languages at school  russian english and sakha sakha is the mother   tongue which belonged to the turkey group and  is totally different from the russian language   for daily life studying and working  knowing the russian language is essentially after the first two lessons it's time for  a second breakfast today menu is apple and   x eating regularly is essential to increase  energy in the cold winters for little yakuts after breakfast the play indoors the  temperature is too cold to play outside   and after all it takes too long to dress up again usually the classes end at 2 pm but today arian  finished a little earlier now he's on his way   back home with his friend and like kids all around  the world they can't ignore the local snack shop   everyone likes ice cream and aryan  and his friends are no exception   they love sweet and creamy frozen  ice cream despite the extreme cold aryan and his friends on their way home  are playing little games and having fun   parents are not worried about their  children it's a close-knit community   all the locals know each other and there  are about 800 people in the whole village almost all the houses are made  of wood each resident burns   more than 60 cubic meters on average every winter   for the house to keep warm and to protect  the house from the freezing air they make   sure to fill every gap with oakum or snow but  still the cold finds a way to come through wild yogurt and horses are also neighbors  in this icy land they have thick skin and   heavy hair coat and are able to effectively  forage in the snow for vegetation to eat   the yakutian horses can cope with  temperatures down to minus 70 degrees thank you aryan is back home and ready to help  his father most men in the village are   engaged in the cattle breeding hunting  or crafts same as aryan's father i mean is well known craftsman in yakutia  kirill makes traditional yakut knives   for many centuries knives have played an important  role in the lives and the culture of yakut people   yakut knives are well known around the  world for their strengths and beauty aryan's father is teaching him these traditional  crafts that has been passed through the   generations the plate is traditionally  forged from the locally sourced iron ore   the knife handle is made from birch  wood which is extremely strong my another of aryan's daily  duties is to chop the firewood   aryan knows from early age that daily work  is necessary to survive in such extreme cold so now it's time for lunch and arian  is always here to help his mom   they are preparing a christian carp  fish which his stats caught in the river   people love eating fish and meat  in a frozen boiled or fried state after the work is done aryan  rushes to the toilets outside   in yakutia there are no indoors toilets because  the pipes freeze easily everything happens   outside the stand very efficiently and no one  spends more time than necessary out in the cold this fish is aryan's favorite it's  so tasty and the most delicious   fat and nutritious part is the fish real eggs uh hmm foreign fishing and hunting are important sources of  food in yakutia from early spring until the   autumn cold the yakuts are eating fish aryan loves  fishing with his father at the beginning of march   it's the perfect time for kuiuur  which is traditional ice fishing using their rods and nuts they start fishing arian loves spending time with his  father in nature they are fishing   hunting and working hard to survive in this  extremely cold but beautiful land yakuta after a few hours finally  aryan has caught the fish you don't need to worry about bonking the fish  because in just a few seconds it's shock frozen life in yakutia can be difficult unpleasant  and dangerous but we have learned how to live   in harmony is mother nature and we appreciate  the nature treasures and gifts that surround   us we can always find a beauty even in this  extremely cold climate after all there is   no such thing as the bad weather there is  just weather and your attitude towards it

Channel: Kiun B

Views: 36,155,266

Keywords: the coldest place on earth, yakutia, yakutsk, the coldest city in the world, siberia, a day in the life, village life, documentary

Id: lj5GXZaE7qs

Length: 17min 34sec (1054 seconds)

Published: Wed Mar 02 2022

Reddit Comments

[u/northbound23]

I like how the narrator is talking about the kid walking to school and after 10 minutes he is already freezing as he walks by a dog that's just like 'hey what's up, I'm naked."

[u/Darryl_Lict]

That kid really did walk to school in -50°F weather. He won't actually be lying to his kid when he tells him that.

[u/Wubbalubbadubbitydo]

This person has posted lots of videos on their YouTube channel and they are just fascinating. Recently she was demonetized but I don’t know if that’s been reversed or not.

[u/NewZcam]

I visited Oymyakon a few years back (one of the coldest inhabited places in the world) and the most oddest thing was shitting outside in a long drop. Talk about burn.

[u/Maxijak1]

I don’t usually stop to watch documentaries on Reddit, just ‘save them for later’. Anyone scrolling past I really recommend to take 10 mins out of your day to watch this. The music, the cinematography, the content, it’s all fascinating, beautiful, and endearing. Thank you OP for sharing!

[u/maobezw]

The HOW maybe interessting. WHAT i want to know is the WHY....

[u/jamesphw]

This is a cool series.

But the answer to how they survive is... Natural gas heating. Even in this seeming remote place they have natural gas pipe to their home.

[u/romesthe59]

For gods sake somebody pet those dogs!

[u/gap97216]

I can barely handle a cold toilet seat in the winter, in my 70 degree house.