Ajar Varlamov is like a good Santa. He keeps getting gifts out of his bag. Recently he visited Yakutsk Crafts Exhibition and brought many photographs of Even national clothes, accessories and attributes. The event was held in Kruzhalo Trade Center in March of 2010. See his pics. Read the rest of this entry…

Guerman Khatylaev is greeting his fans in Yakutsk. Photo by Ajar Varlamov.

On March 1st, 2010, Klavdia & Guerman Khatylaevs gave a concert in the Siberian city of Yakutsk. Apart from them, various Yakut artists performed in that evening. And it can be seen in this introduction video. eYakutia.com says many thanks to its contributor Ajar Varlamov.

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David McAlmont and Michael Nyman perform ‘The Coldest Place on Earth’, a new song written specially for Paul Morley’s Showing off…

“So here we have That Instrumental from the movie The Piano (you know the one) overlain with David McAlmont’s new, exquisitely sung lyrics inspired by the extremely chilly Siberian city of Yakutsk. Genuinely lovely.” That’s what I found at Metro.co.uk together with the last rumours about Lady Gaga. Fantastic! Read the rest of this entry…

Matrena Kashkina’s photographs of the Sakha Theater’s new play “Dygyn Darkhan” based on Ivan Gogolev’s novel of the same name. The play even in pictures looks awesome! Fantastic Yakut national costumes.

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The Library of the First President of Yakutia Michael Nikolaev is located in the village of Oktemzy, the place where he was born, on the territory of the Lenskyj Krai Forum education center. It was built in 2006. Read the rest of this entry…

Famous Yakut Knives. Ajar Varlamov s Photograph.

Ajar Varlamov, a friend of mine, rocks. Yesterday he visited 2010 Yakutsk Yakut/Sakha Knives Fair. He was really lucky. He had taken pictures of the famous Yakut knives before they were sold out. See his 35 elected photographs. Read the rest of this entry…

See the first portion of old photos. 42 photographs. Scanned and presented by Misha Maltsev, a London-based Yakutian.

My comment: I think scanned old book pictures have their own aesthetics.

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Tuyara Shaposhnikova is a Yakutsk-based artist. Photos by Ajar Varlamov. See more art pieces. Read the rest of this entry…

Dusya Romanova's paintings. Yakutian fine arts. Photo by Ajar Varlamov.

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 The Linden-Museum Stuttgart is presenting in cooperation with the Russian Museum of Ethnography (Saint Petersburg) the exhibition Shamans of Siberia. This exhibition highlights the ancient belief systems of Siberian peoples to deal with the world beyond.

Shaman Feder Poligus and his helper spirits. Evenks. Yenisei Province. 1907/1908.

(Copyright: The Russian Museum of Ethnography St. Petersburg
Photo: I. Sacharov / A. Dreyer)

Siberia is known as a land of diverse climates and extraordinary landscapes. Its widely unknown wilderness and the fascinating cultures of its indigenous peoples have always attracted researchers and visitors to learn more about that part of the world. This exhibition highlights the ancient belief systems of Siberian peoples to deal with the world beyond.In their view, spirits choose humans to become shamans to act in altered states of mind as intermediaries between the spirit realm and the human world in times of anxiety and crisis.

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