USSURIISK, Russia -- A court in Russia's Far East has decided to transfer to a less restrictive psychiatric clinic a Yakut shaman who became known across the country for his attempts to march to ...

The horses of the Yakut region in Northern Siberia have adopted a characteristic reminiscent of ... squirrels. A study shows the horses have acquired the capacity to slow their metabolism and reduce ...

The longest summer days in the Sakha Republic are a time for celebrating Yhyakh Tuymaady. Locals not only worship the sun by drinking, horseback riding, wrestling, and dancing, but also get a chance ...

Naturalist and traveler Alexander Middendorf was the first to publish in the middle of the 19th century first scientific information about ancient horses in northern Asia MOSCOW, June 8. /TASS ...

A movie by Yakut director Stepan Birnashev, “Aita,” was removed from streaming services in Russia by the demand of Roskomnadzor [the Russian media and internet watchdog and main censorship body]. The ...

IRKUTSK, Russia -- The supporters of a Yakut shaman who was detained while walking from Siberia toward Moscow for months with the declared aim "to drive [President Vladimir] Putin out of the Kremlin" ...

The unique breed lives only in this cold region and feels fine when there are -50°C frosts outside. Massive, stocky and with mischievous mane: Meet the Yakut horses that are not afraid of the most ...

"Our repertoire is Russian romances and folk songs, Yakut songs and songs of the North's peoples. I also teach ensemble singing of Yakut and Arctic folk songs," Nadezhda Varlamova said MOSCOW, July 17 ...

Studies into the genetics of the Yakut horse breed from Northern Siberia reveal swift evolutionary changes favoring survival in intensely cold climates. Renowned for their resilience, these diminutive ...