Yakutsk: the vibe
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The verdict
Mixed · 52Commenters admire Yakutsk residents' warmth and resilience, but repeatedly flag brutal cold, costly winter gear and heating; the vibe is genuinely mixed for a remote worker.
- resilience
- friendliness
- warm family and community
- well-built indoor homes
- hospitality
- extreme cold
- expensive winter clothing
- heating costs
- danger of outdoor exposure
- life dominated by indoor time
- Residents' resilience in the cold is deeply admired by viewers.
- Winter clothing and heating are surprisingly expensive compared with the cost of living.
- Going outside at these temperatures sounds dangerous and exhausting for outsiders.
- Indoor apartments are often nicer than the worn exteriors suggest.
- Most viewers would not want to live there, though they respect those who do.
Read from 8 videos, 40 comments and 0 posts on 2026-11-08; the summary is written by a language model and can misread sarcasm.
Raising 22 Children in the World's Coldest City −64°C (−84°F) Yakutsk, Siberia
Kiun B · 29.8M views · 2024
What viewers said
“The children are well fed, well dressed, well educated and so well behaved. They have truly been blessed having these amazing parents.”
♥ 1K likes
“22 children with 18 adopted?! That puts such a smile on my face. What a beautiful, beautiful family.”
♥ 438 likes
“22 children, but the home is clean and tidy. All the children are so well mannerd and polite, its so refreshing.”
♥ 5K likes
“Children are the light of our existence. This is a wonderful example of love and proves that "ALL" people are alike!”
♥ 84 likes
“This video is about the coldest city in the world yet it’s probably the warmest video I’ve ever watched.”
♥ 18K likes
“18 adoptees. Their hearts are so big to take in so many kids even into their older years. And honestly with all the kids they've taken in, they 100% deserve the government support. Raising so many kids is a job and they're providing a wonde”
♥ 22K likes
“the fact that even the children who left the home still come back often despite how crowded it may be rlly shows you how good of an environment this house is”
♥ 698 likes
“The way all the kids cheered and applauded Lyonya when he did his little introduction 😍 so sweet ❤”
♥ 478 likes
“The amount of sacrifices and love these parents gave and giving are truly beautiful.”
♥ 14K likes
“Sometimes - just sometimes - YouTube offers me a random video which turns out to be an unexpected gem. Incredibly emotional. Thank you.”
♥ 16K likes
Found with a YouTube search for the city and “digital nomad”, fetched 2026-11-08; titles, descriptions and comments belong to their authors and link to the originals.