He chose to become a hermit for six months on the shore of Lake Baikal in deep winter, miles from the nearest town and city.
Frenchman Sylvain Tesson vowed to live alone in a hut before he was 40
Welcome to our new blog offering a look at How The World Sees Siberia - in English
I found a place and people who have kept their authenticity and culture far from the globalisation, currently killing every culture around the world, one by one.
I hate the cold, yet here I was, in winter, boarding a plane for Siberia. This was no holiday– after all, no one goes to Siberia for a holiday!