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For 40 years Russian family cut off from all human contact

Postby Staropramen » Fri May 03, 2013 12:57 am

A fascinating story of one Christian family driven into the Taiga by the bolsheviks;

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-a ... 43001.html

A recent video about the last surviving daughter who still lives there;

http://www.vice.com/far-out/agafias-tai ... ull-length
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Re: For 40 years Russian family cut off from all human conta

Postby Fenwick » Fri May 03, 2013 2:50 pm

Ah yes, I remember reading about them. A tough life with limited sources of food, but faith can keep you safe on a mountain as well as moving them.
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Re: For 40 years Russian family cut off from all human conta

Postby Staropramen » Sat May 11, 2013 10:26 pm

I've mentioned this story to several of the Russian cabbies that I encounter. This story is very well known amongst them.
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