Watch Misha Maltsev’s documentary “Siberia at the Centre of the World – Part 1: Music, Dance and Ritual in Sakha-Yakutia.”

Disclaimer: the video length is about 1 hour, be careful if you don’t have unlimited Internet traffic. Misha Maltsev’s bio is here.

The popular Dutch travel show “3 Op Reis” is currently featuring the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia). It dedicated two TV Show series to our region, one to Yakutsk, another to Verkhoyansk, the coldest town in Yakutia. The TV crew visited Yakutia in early October 2009. Hehe. Remember I recommended them to go to Verkhoyansk.

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Mario (left) and Oriol (right) are going to Oymyakon and make a 30-min documentary for Channel 5 Spain.

Helping Mario and Orio with their travel to Oymyakon, the Pole of Cold. They decided to fly to Ust Nera, then to drive south to Oymyakon, where they will stay one week and make footage for the 30-min documentary to show on Channel 5 Spain. The photo was made today on Lenin Ave. in Yakutsk.