Yakutia Collection

Bashkir near his house, Ekhia, 1910. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Bashkir near his house, Ekhia, 1910

Yakut 300-year-old wooden towers, 1902. Creator: Unknown
Yakut 300-year-old wooden towers, 1902. National Library of Russia

Bashkir's yard, Ekhia, 1910. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Bashkir's yard, Ekhia, 1910

Young Bashkir, Ekhia, 1910. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Young Bashkir, Ekhia, 1910

Yurt Kubalakh, 1927. Creator: Nikolaj Dmitrievic Travin
Yurt Kubalakh, 1927. From a collection of travel sketches created in the Yakut Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic during the 1920s-1930s

Kyusyur: Winter Landscape, 1929. Creator: Nikolaj Dmitrievic Travin
Kyusyur: Winter Landscape, 1929. From a collection of travel sketches created in the Yakut Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic during the 1920s-1930s

Night Landscape, 1928. Creator: Nikolaj Dmitrievic Travin
Night Landscape, 1928. From a collection of travel sketches created in the Yakut Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic during the 1920s-1930s

Yurt on the Duolgolakh River, unknown date. Creator: Nikolaj Dmitrievic Travin
Yurt on the Duolgolakh River, unknown date. From a collection of travel sketches created in the Yakut Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic during the 1920s-1930s

Costumes de Différents Pays, Femme Gacout, c1797. Creator: Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur
Costumes de Differents Pays, Femme Gacout, c1797

Costumes de Différents Pays, Homme Jacout, c1797. Creators: Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur, LF Labrousse
Costumes de Differents Pays, Homme Jacout, c1797

The Sorceress of the Yakuts in North East Asia, n.d. Creator: Ernst Damitz
The Sorceress of the Yakuts in North East Asia, n.d

Yakuts of the Yakut Okrug, 1895-1939. Creator: Unknown
Yakuts of the Yakut Okrug, 1895-1939. This collection includes more than two hundred photographs taken during scientific expeditions into the most remote wilderness regions of Siberia at the end of

A Boat, 1890. Creator: Unknown
A Boat, 1890. The album "Views of the Yakutsk Region" contains 151 photographs. Subjects include the Lena River shore; various forms of river transport--including boats, rafts

In the woods, 1890. Creator: Unknown
In the woods, 1890. The album "Views of the Yakutsk Region" contains 151 photographs. Subjects include the Lena River shore; various forms of river transport--including boats, rafts

Yakuts, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Yakuts, 1890. The album "Views of the Yakutsk Region" contains 151 photographs. Subjects include the Lena River shore; various forms of river transport--including boats, rafts

Schoolchildren, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Schoolchildren, 1890. The album "Views of the Yakutsk Region" contains 151 photographs. Subjects include the Lena River shore; various forms of river transport--including boats, rafts

Lunch in the forest, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Lunch in the forest, 1890. The album "Views of the Yakutsk Region" contains 151 photographs. Subjects include the Lena River shore; various forms of river transport--including boats, rafts

The convoy is in the woods, 1890. Creator: Unknown
The convoy is in the woods, 1890. The album "Views of the Yakutsk Region" contains 151 photographs. Subjects include the Lena River shore; various forms of river transport--including boats

Hammering the sheaf, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Hammering the sheaf, 1890. The album "Views of the Yakutsk Region" contains 151 photographs. Subjects include the Lena River shore; various forms of river transport--including boats, rafts

Bonfire in the woods, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Bonfire in the woods, 1890. The album "Views of the Yakutsk Region" contains 151 photographs. Subjects include the Lena River shore; various forms of river transport--including boats

Shitik on the Lena, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Shitik on the Lena, 1890. The album "Views of the Yakutsk Region" contains 151 photographs. Subjects include the Lena River shore; various forms of river transport--including boats, rafts

Pipe Smoking, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Pipe Smoking, 1890. The album "Views of the Yakutsk Region" contains 151 photographs. Subjects include the Lena River shore; various forms of river transport--including boats, rafts

Woman preparing tarasun, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Woman preparing tarasun, 1890. The album "Views of the Yakutsk Region" contains 151 photographs. Subjects include the Lena River shore; various forms of river transport--including boats

They Caught a Reindeer, 1890. Creator: Unknown
They Caught a Reindeer, 1890. The album "Views of the Yakutsk Region" contains 151 photographs. Subjects include the Lena River shore; various forms of river transport--including boats

Old Believers, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Old Believers, 1890. The album "Views of the Yakutsk Region" contains 151 photographs. Subjects include the Lena River shore; various forms of river transport--including boats, rafts

Old Believers, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Old Believers, 1890. The album "Views of the Yakutsk Region" contains 151 photographs. Subjects include the Lena River shore; various forms of river transport--including boats, rafts

Old Believers, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Old Believers, 1890. The album "Views of the Yakutsk Region" contains 151 photographs. Subjects include the Lena River shore; various forms of river transport--including boats, rafts

Ice fishing, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Ice fishing, 1890. The album "Views of the Yakutsk Region" contains 151 photographs. Subjects include the Lena River shore; various forms of river transport--including boats, rafts

A woman with a cradle, 1890. Creator: Unknown
A woman with a cradle, 1890. The album "Views of the Yakutsk Region" contains 151 photographs. Subjects include the Lena River shore; various forms of river transport--including boats

Yakut Family, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Yakut Family, 1890. The album "Views of the Yakutsk Region" contains 151 photographs. Subjects include the Lena River shore; various forms of river transport--including boats, rafts

Russian immigrants, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Russian immigrants, 1890. The album "Views of the Yakutsk Region" contains 151 photographs. Subjects include the Lena River shore; various forms of river transport--including boats, rafts

Yakut women, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Yakut women, 1890. The album "Views of the Yakutsk Region" contains 151 photographs. Subjects include the Lena River shore; various forms of river transport--including boats, rafts

A girl riding a bull, 1890. Creator: Unknown
A girl riding a bull, 1890. The album "Views of the Yakutsk Region" contains 151 photographs. Subjects include the Lena River shore; various forms of river transport--including boats

Yakuts on horses, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Yakuts on horses, 1890. The album "Views of the Yakutsk Region" contains 151 photographs. Subjects include the Lena River shore; various forms of river transport--including boats, rafts

Sail Boat on the Lena River, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Sail Boat on the Lena River, 1890. The album "Views of the Yakutsk Region" contains 151 photographs. Subjects include the Lena River shore; various forms of river transport--including

Army Church, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Army Church, 1890. The album "Views of the Yakutsk Region" contains 151 photographs. Subjects include the Lena River shore; various forms of river transport--including boats, rafts

Passenger ship on the Lena, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Passenger ship on the Lena, 1890. The album "Views of the Yakutsk Region" contains 151 photographs. Subjects include the Lena River shore; various forms of river transport--including boats

Transporting workers to the mines, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Transporting workers to the mines, 1890. The album "Views of the Yakutsk Region" contains 151 photographs. Subjects include the Lena River shore; various forms of river transport--including

Yakut, late 19th cent - early 20th cent. Creator: I Popov
Yakut, late 19th cent - early 20th cent. The album "Peoples of Siberia" contains twenty-seven photographs depicting Yakuts and Buryats, everyday life, festivals, meetings, housing

Old Believer family, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Old Believer family, 1890. The album "Views of the Yakutsk Region" contains 151 photographs. Subjects include the Lena River shore; various forms of river transport--including boats, rafts

Pupils of the parish school, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Pupils of the parish school, 1890. The album "Views of the Yakutsk Region" contains 151 photographs. Subjects include the Lena River shore; various forms of river transport--including

Yakut hunters, late 19th cent - early 20th cent. Creator: I Popov
Yakut hunters, late 19th cent - early 20th cent. The album "Peoples of Siberia" contains twenty-seven photographs depicting Yakuts and Buryats, everyday life, festivals, meetings, housing

A bull drawn in a cart, 1890. Creator: Unknown
A bull drawn in a cart, 1890. The album "Views of the Yakutsk Region" contains 151 photographs. Subjects include the Lena River shore; various forms of river transport--including boats

Carriage of goods by reindeer, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Carriage of goods by reindeer, 1890. The album "Views of the Yakutsk Region" contains 151 photographs. Subjects include the Lena River shore; various forms of river transport--including

Household fixture, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Household fixture, 1890 The album "Views of the Yakutsk Region" contains 151 photographs. Subjects include the Lena River shore; various forms of river transport--including boats, rafts

Yakuts on a holiday, late 19th cent - early 20th cent. Creator: I Popov
Yakuts on a holiday, late 19th cent - early 20th cent. The album "Peoples of Siberia" contains twenty-seven photographs depicting Yakuts and Buryats, everyday life, festivals, meetings

Working with a flour millstone, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Working with a flour millstone, 1890. The album "Views of the Yakutsk Region" contains 151 photographs. Subjects include the Lena River shore; various forms of river transport--including

Steamers in festive decoration, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Steamers in festive decoration, 1890. The album "Views of the Yakutsk Region" contains 151 photographs. Subjects include the Lena River shore; various forms of river transport--including

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Discover the enchanting wonders of Yakutia, a land that transports you to another world. Immerse yourself in its rich history as you witness a Yakut man taking a solemn oath in this captivating coloured engraving from 1811. Feel the mystical energy resonating from the singing rocks, as they whisper ancient tales of this extraordinary region. Journey through time and space to the banks of the Lena River in Siberia, Russia, where Yakuts once thrived amidst breathtaking landscapes. Marvel at their resilience and connection with nature captured in an evocative photograph from 1862. Venture into the heart of Yakutsk, Sakha Republic (Yakutia), and be awestruck by vibrant ice sculptures adorning its permafrost kingdom. These colourful creations defy imagination, showcasing nature's artistic prowess even in freezing temperatures. Witness foundry chemical tests that exemplify Yakutia's commitment to innovation and progress. This land is not only steeped in tradition but also embraces modernity with open arms. As you explore this magnificent territory, experience the thrill of landing on snow via helicopter—a thrilling adventure that allows you to truly appreciate Siberian landscapes like never before. From vast tundras stretching endlessly to awe-inspiring vistas that seem straight out of a dream—Yakutia will leave an indelible mark on your soul. Prepare for an unforgettable journey filled with cultural richness, natural beauty, and boundless wonderment as you delve into the captivating realm known as Yakutia—the jewel of Siberia.