Date: Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Time: 6:00pm – 9:00pm
Location: Rosyjski Ośrodek Nauki i Kultury, ul. Belwederska 25, Warszawa, Poland.

Event Description
Club of Travelers to Russia (Klub podróżników po Rosji) and the Russian-Polish Friendship Club “Matrioshka” are pleased to invite the residents of Warszawa to the presentation of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) hosted by a special guest, Kunnej Takasajewa, who was born in Yakutia. The event program includes the photo exhibition “My Yakutia” and a slide show with commentaries.

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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…

Veronika Vysokikh, Miss Virtual Yakutia 2010

24-year-old Veronika Vysokikh earned the Miss Virtual Yakutia 2010 crown. She won the online beauty pageant and was recognized by people’s choice as the best of 137 participants. Congratulations!

Miss Virtual Yakutia is an annual online contest. It is more prestigious than Miss Yakutia. MVY is considered to be the big Internet-based event hosted by Sakha Internet LLC in Yakutsk. It usually starts in the early December and ends in the beginning of March, a few days prior to Russia’s Women Day, March 8th.

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Kounney. 2010 Etigen Khomus Music Award. Photo by LARA.

The last Sunday in Yakutsk was remarkable with 2010 Etigen Khomus Music Award Ceremony. Etigen Khomus is Yakutia’s annual award granted to singers (variety performers) for their achievements in the course of the past year. This time for 2009.

The Etigen Khomus Award Ceremony is held at the end of February or in the beginning of March. It is always a big event. The fantastic show arranged and organized by the Yakutsk Radio Station “Viktoria.” It’s very hard to get entrance tickets.

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See a good bunch of Dersu’s photos of Momsky National Park in the east part of Yakutia, Siberia/Russia. 33 pictures. Taken in September 2008. Read the rest of this entry…