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Happy People | Spring (part 1) [Happy People Documentary | Spring in Siberia Part 1

Дмитрий Васюков · documentary · Watch on YouTube

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What it is

The first part of Dmitry Vasyukov's four-part Russian documentary series about trappers and villagers living in the Siberian taiga. This episode follows spring life along the Yenisei, with hunting, fishing and subsistence in harsh surroundings.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Recommended as the authentic original that many prefer over Werner Herzog's shortened re-cut.

  • 4 people recommended it
  • 5 different months
  • 2 strong recommendations
  • first 2015, last 2023

What HN commenters said

  1. “The original version is fantastic, and much more authentic.”

    Original Russian version, more authentic than Herzog's re-cut.

    virgulino, 2021-01 · Strong recommendation · in “Excess protein enabled dog domestication during severe Ice Age winters”

  2. “There is a somewhat similar russian documentary about people leaving in the small settlements in Siberia”

    Russian documentary about life in small Siberian settlements.

    ak1394, 2015-09 · Recommendation · in “Building a hut with a tiled roof, underfloor heating and mud and stone walls”

  3. “If you enjoyed that, you might also enjoy Dmitry Vasyukov's”

    Documentary about people living in the Siberian taiga.

    wohlergehen, 2017-11 · Recommendation · in “A Man Who Has Lived Alone on an Island for 28 Years”

  4. “you should try to view Vasyukov's original as well”

    Vasyukov's original is worth viewing alongside Herzog's altered cut.

    nkurz, 2022-09 · Recommendation · in “Ask HN: What are some of the best documentaries you've seen?”

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Topics: siberia, trappers, russia, vasyukov, subsistence living

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