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Inexpertly gutting a limbaIn the Verkhoyansk mountainscontrols of an AN2Feeling sick on the AN2 ride; there's a dog under my coat to keep it alive, it was pushing minus 50AN2 on the frozen lake at the bazaAN2 and assorted peopleA frozen lake in the Verkhoyansk mountainsLimba trout caught on the river Tiryaktyakh. Or was it a Lenok?The river Tiryaktyakh in the Verkhoyansk mountains. Bet you can't ay that after a few stopkas.Yakut New YearThe River TiriktyakhJust before the dinghy capsized and the water buggered the cameraSeven men, three days and 100 litres of vodkaYakut hunterTradional feeding the land spirits with bread and vodka before we start to make them provident, or something. Ensures we get pissed before we've even loaded the shotgunsTradional Yakut costumesThey don't all dress like this in Yakutsk, you know!Yakut village in summerDacha in YakutiaFeeling the force of last night's kumissCapturing the sun at Yakut New YearTypical party. Could be anywhere, but this one is in YakutskRussian kitchen partyStill reasonably soberA nasty mix of violence and paperworkAnd yours truly runs foul. Or is foulBut I get out of it with a nasty and the FSB has switched sidesRevengeGetting drunkerAnother typical day dawns in the life of AlexeiYakut forestYakutsk forestGovernment building number 2, YakutskMarket, YakutskYakutsk street in JanuaryVillage in YakutiaJeep overlooking the river LenaThe river Lena, near YakutskYakut forestOverlooking YakutskMain square, YakutskIce sculpturesBehind the marketSomewhere off to my left Sergei is screaming at me to point the gun away from himIncompetent, drunk and armed. Who's going to die first? It's not going to be a grouse.This twit thinks he's cool but it's a miracle he's holding the gun the right way round