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Today there are around 22,500 Khanty living in Siberia. Most Khanty people live in the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug in Western Siberia. Until the 1930s, the Khanty were called Ostiak. The translation of the word “Khanty” from the native language means “Man”. Khanty have always been excellent hunters. Children were always the ultimate value in Khanty [...]

The Yakut are an ethnic group belonging to the Turkic Eurasian people who live in the Sakha Republic or Yakutia in Siberia. Yakut are a distinct people, with their own history, culture and identity. The number of yakut peope is about 380,000. They follow the Christian Orthodox religion, but with some remnants of shamanism. The [...]

Ermak Timofeevich – Cossack, the conqueror of Siberia, Russia. Ermak characterized as a brave man and a wise leader. Information about his biography before the famous Siberian expedition is controversial. Above all, he is known for a fateful for the history of Siberia hike. Ermak, a man of great life and military experience, in 1582 [...]

“If the best is attainable, then good is not enough” Evgenia Lapova On Saturday, October 24 the title of “Beauty of Russia” (“Krasa Rossii”) was won by the 23-year-old elite model from the Siberian city of Novosibirsk. Evgenia Lapova has been recognized as a queen of beauty among 68 beautiful Russian girls from almost all [...]