Life
Winter in Yakutia
Winter starts in Yakutia. Why? Good question. Let us give you some explanation.
Traditional Yakut Clothes
The traditional clothes of northern people, as well as Yakut clothes, have been created in the long run of many centuries through the selection of materials from skin and fur.
The choice of clothes depended closely on social, economic, natural and climatic peculiarities of the environment.
Cars in Yakutia
Russian people nowadays find a car not to be the symbol of richness, but to be a necessary thing; Yakutia as well. However, the car market in Yakutia differs a lot from that of West Russia.
Customs of the Sakha people
Because of expensiveness of publications, one has to write not works, but to give their one schemes. Below I shall give only schematic lists of customs. Readers have to fill in details and its interpretation themselves.
Internet in Yakutia
Information technology is rapidly rising in Yakutia. Personal computers have ceased to be luxury, and the Internet has dropped out of the category of astonishing things. Now a PC owner can do everything what is possible to do on the Internet. For instance, play online games, do online purchases, have Internet banking, use online brokerage for investment. At present, practically all local schools have got computer laboratories with Internet access.
Miss Virtual Yakutia
One of the most successful Yakutian Internet projects is the beauty competition called Miss Virtual Yakutia. Hundreds of young ladies from all republic areas are eager to send their best photos, post them on contest web-site and compete for visitors’ voices. The event takes place annually since 1999.
Shashlik on May-Days
May-Days are definitely associated with shashlik parties in the country.
