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‘Crunching ice under my feet’: In Russia’s Sakha, a still-unbuilt bridge is a matter of life and death

As 2025 drew to a close, a group of people from Yakutsk, the capital of Russia’s republic of Sakha (Yakutia), braved ...
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Life in Yakutsk: The world’s coldest city at -64°C

If there’s one thing Brits love to do it’s complain about the weather. Regardless of whether it’s too hot, too cold, or too wet, we can always find something to have a good sigh and moan over. But ...

Built on ice, not land: The city where the ground is melting beneath people’s homes

Yakutsk, a Siberian city built on permafrost, is experiencing significant challenges as rising temperatures thaw the frozen ...
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"The land becomes irrevocable part of state when put on the map." The history of Yakutsk

MOSCOW, April 21. /TASS Correspondent Yulia Bochkareva/. The First Kamchatka Expedition began 300 years ago. It was followed by the Second one, later dubbed as the Great Northern Expedition. Travelers ...