Embed

Reindeer races: All roads lead to Khatystyr

The Evenks are a small people, who live in a few villages scattered across Yakutia's endless snowy plains and whose existence largely depends on reindeer breeding. Their community is based on mutual aid: if they see a car stuck in the snow they help pull it out, if a sick reindeer needs medicine, they go hundreds of miles through the impassable virgin land to save them and the beautiful creatures pay the people back with their vital services. 

Follow stories the mainstream media ignores: Follow RTD's Twitter

Please rate this film

1.00(1 users)

Published: 15 May 2012 00:00

Duration

25:47

Tags

don't miss

26:33
Religion 14 October 2019 00:30

So, You Want to Be a Shaman. A Shamanic rite of passage for beginners in Siberia

26:33
Discovering Russia 08 July 2013 00:00

Children of the Tundra. Nomadic Nenets children at a city boarding school miss the freedom of the Arctic

26:33
Lifestyle 04 January 2021 20:00

Tundra Wonder Mums . Tundra is their office, Far North is their employer

26:33
Discovering Russia 01 July 2013 00:00

The pole of cold. Punishing road race to world’s coldest place in Yakutia

26:33
Discovering Russia 29 January 2022 12:00

Winter in Yakutia - Russia's coldest region | Erick’s List. RT journalist Erick Zarate didn't shy away from exploring Russia's coldest region, where temperatures often hit -70C

26:33
Environment 18 October 2021 17:00

Wildfire Warriors. Russian Forest Spetsnaz on the frontline

26:33
Religion 05 October 2011 00:00

Buryatia: between shamanism and Buddhism

26:33
Religion 20 January 2012 00:00

Shamans of Siberia. Powerful healers chosen by spirits

26:33
Meeting with Nature 15 November 2013 00:00

The Spirit of Baikal. The character and myths of the world's deepest and oldest lake

26:33
Health 17 February 2012 00:00

Seeking Immortality. Cutting edge tech vies with ancient wisdom to unlock secret of extending life

26:33
Arts and Culture 12 March 2012 00:00

Love syndrome

26:33
Emergencies and Disasters 10 June 2012 00:00

Liza Alert: Finding the lost

26:33
Society 22 April 2013 00:00

Imprisoned by Insanity. Criminally insane offenders rediscover their humanity through art therapy

26:33
Society 17 June 2013 00:00

Mommy wanted

26:33
Health 18 August 2014 00:00

Butterfly People. Epidermolysis bullosa - a genetic disease that makes people's skin extremely fragile

26:33
Health 13 November 2020 20:00

Self-Harm - the Pandemic of Youth . When it's your BPD child who's self-harming

26:33
Health 28 May 2021 17:00

Eternal Boy. A man who’ll always look like a teen

26:33
Society 16 November 2018 16:20

My Forever Family . Why special needs children need really special families

26:33
Health 23 September 2021 17:00

We Are Different. What it’s like to be special

26:33
Health 14 March 2022 12:45

Alienated Love. The beauty of being different

VIEWER’S CHOICE: 1,000,000 VIEWS AND MORE

VIEW ALL