The effects of the Cold War are felt less in these areas, as ethnic Yakuts are "far more outward-looking than Russians, and don’t carry the sense of wounded pride in the collapse of empire ...

Soldiers from North Korea’s elite “Storm Corps” appear to be preparing to support Russia in its war against Ukraine, ...

Without these incredible horses, Yakuts would never have survived in this extreme place. “For us, horses are a sacred animal,” a herder tells Thompson. “They are our God. Without horses ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin is reportedly relying on North Korean troops to assist in regaining parts of the Kursk ...

The mammoths’ tusks, which could spiral to more than 13 feet, are reemerging from the permafrost—and fueling a trade that benefits the people of Arctic Siberia, including the native Yakuts ...

Living in Eastern Siberia (some 100 km north of Yakuts), far from urban centres, enabled Sieroszewski to strike close ties with the locals. A marriage with a Yakut woman and a friendship with a local ...

A year later, the SakhaChai Company (Sakha is how Yakuts call themselves, Chai is Russian for tea) made a tonne, and by 2019 - 7.5 tonnes. "We used to sell tea, and then began making it ...

Among these Turkic-speaking peoples are the Uzbeks, Kazakhs, Turkmens, Tatars, Azerbaijanis, Chuvash, Yakuts, and Turks—comprising approximately 30 ethnic groups in total. The relationship ...

That was unheard of: January in Siberia is so brutally cold that human breath can freeze with a tinkling sound that the indigenous Yakuts call “the whisper of stars.” The Soviets used to land ...

"The Dolgans are the youngest ethnic group on the Taymyr. It comes from a few bloodlines: Evenks, Nenets, Yakuts, and Russian fur producers who came here," said Anastasia Chardu of the Taymyr ...

The South Korean National Intelligence Service (NIS) said these soldiers are receiving training at Russian military bases, where they have been issued Russian uniforms and fake documents identifying ...