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#524 - Charlie Walker - A Russian Adventure, During Wartime

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What's Yakutia?

Yakutia is 94% the size of India, but there's only 1 million people in it. It sits north of the Arctic Circle and has one of the coldesthabitats on Earth. The majority of Yakutians are ethnically indigenous librarians who have survived for hundreds of years by living semi-nomadic lifestyles. After two months hiking along a frozen river he was taken into police custody to be questioned about his 'journalism' He says: "I had a really interesting time. I would spend about a week out in the wilderness hiking along, camping in my tent"

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