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  • Agafia's Taiga Life

    In 1936, a family of Russian Old Believers journeyed deep into Siberia's vast taiga to escape persecution and protect their way of life. The Lykovs eventually settled in the Sayan Mountains, 160 miles from any other sign of civilization.

  • Happy 69th Birthday Agafia Lykov, from Your Friends at VICE

    Agafia Lykov, our favorite Siberian hermit, turned 69 today. Born on the Erinat River in Siberia in 1944, Agafia has lived all of her years in the Siberian taiga, roughly 160 miles from the nearest sign of other humans.

  • Agafia's Taiga Life

    In the fourth and final part we see how the outside world has crept into Agafia's life.

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  • Agafia's Taiga Life

    In part three we meet Agafia's neighbor, Yerofei, who has lived by the river near her cabins for the past 16 years.

  • Agafia's Taiga Life

    In part two, we see that despite the fact that Agafia is nearing 70 years old, she works tirelessly to keep up her home as she starts her morning with prayers and then tends to her animals, collects firewood, and even fends off the occasional bear.

  • Agafia's Taiga Life

    In 1936, a family of Russian Old Believers journeyed deep into Siberia's vast taiga to escape persecution and protect their way of life. The Lykovs eventually settled in the Sayan Mountains, 160 miles from any other sign of civilization.

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  • Agafia's Taiga Life - Trailer

    In 1936, a family of Russian Old Believers journeyed deep into Siberia's vast taiga to escape persecution and protect their way of life. The Lykovs eventually settled in the Sayan Mountains, 160 miles from any other sign of civilization.

  • Faustino's Patagonian Retreat

    For this episode of Far Out, VICE went to Chilean Patagonia to meet Faustino Barrientos, one of Lake O'Higgins' most infamous inhabitants.

  • Faustino's Patagonian Retreat

    For this episode of Far Out, VICE went to Chilean Patagonia to meet Faustino Barrientos, one of Lake O'Higgins' most infamous inhabitants. Lake O'Higgins comprises a portion of the border between Chile's Aysén region and Argentina's Santa Cruz...