online showcase of creative products in YAKUTSK

SOULAB is a manufacturer of handmade jewelry that was founded by Antonina Borisova and Alexander Belykh in 2019. Natural gemstones and pearls are used in the production. There are also jewelry pieces made from gold-plated and rhodium-plated alloy.

The brand offers a wide selection of necklaces, brooches, earrings, chains with different weaves, rings, chokers, and pendants. The brand also makes matching bracelets and necklaces for couples. There are simple jewelry pieces without excessive details for minimalism lovers, as well as inlay and patterned jewelry. In 2022, the SOULAB brand expanded its presence by opening a jewelry store in Kaliningrad, and in 2023, another store was opened in Kazan.

Sakha Tyria Maral is a workshop specializing in leather goods. It was founded in 2015 by the creative union of spouses Marianna Petrovna and Alexey Alexeevich Fyodorov from the Nyurbinsky District. The workshop offers a wide range of wallets, bags, purses, belts, sheaths, document covers, and more, totaling 135 items. Leather, all accessories, threads, glue for leather are ordered in Russian stores.

The workshop covers an area of 147 square meters and has a display case where you can look at, touch, and order the products. Yakut leather goods are sewn with a lining made of genuine pig leather, making them resistant to various temperature conditions. The craftsmen themselves wax and lacquer the matte leather to enhance its protective properties. You can purchase leather goods at three offline stores in Yakutsk or order them online for delivery anywhere in Russia.

Sakhaboho is an original clothing brand that combines traditional Yakut clothing and accessories with a boho-inspired aesthetic founded by designer Angelica Kirillina-Kuyaar in 2013. The clothing of the brand is characterized by its layered and voluminous design, incorporating a wide range of accessories made from natural materials and featuring ethnic motifs inspired by the native land. Each item is unique and created in limited quantities.

She has been awarded the title of "Best Fashion Designer" at the Fashion Week in Yakutsk, 1st place at the I Eurasian High Fashion Contest "Ethno-Erato" in the category of "Ethnic Motifs in Modern Costume," and reached the finals of the international competition "Russian Silhouette" in Moscow, among other notable achievements. The brand participated in the anniversary fashion show commemorating the 260th anniversary of the Russian Academy of Arts, alongside renowned fashion designers from the country. An interesting feature of Sakhaboho's fashion shows is the participation of Angelika's son, who appears in the form of an eagle, symbolizing the strength of spirit.

Sakhabult is the only factory in Russia that processes deer hides and the sole enterprise for processing leather raw materials in the entire Far East region. The enterprise is equipped with Italian and German machinery, and its structure includes a fur base, hunting department, and 6 workshops: fur processing workshop, leather workshop, tanning workshop, fur footwear workshop, leather footwear workshop, and souvenir workshop. It has its representatives in the districts to deal with the organization of hunting activities.

Sahabult is the llargest hunting enterprise in Yakutia, holding the rights to natural biological resources on 21.5 million hectares of hunting grounds in Yakutia. It offers a diverse range of over two thousand products. The factory actively collaborates with Yakut, Yukaghir, and other indigenous artisans to promote and market their crafts, as well as over two thousand professional hunters and trappers.

Sakhafilm Film Company was established on June 23, 1992. The films are shot in Russian and Yakut languages. Sardana Savvina is the head of the company, Alexey Romanov is the artistic director. Sakhafilm has produced 142 films of various genres, including ethnographic films and documentaries, journalistim and feature films, sci-fi.

The creative team of the film company participated in the creation, shooting and film editing of the international film project "The Mystery of Gengis Khan". Many of the films produced by the Sakhafilm have been awarded Russian and international prizes, repeatedly being recognized at various festivals in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Vladivostok, Tallinn, Győr (Hungary), Honfleur (France), Berlin, and New York - a total of 43 all-Russian and international awards.

Sakhalyy is the first and only mobile app in Yakutia that helps you learn the Yakut language. It was developed by a married couple Lilia and Nyurgun Bechigen in 2021. The app is designed for the beginners in the language, adults and children from age 8. The app was developed in collaboration with practicing teachers, linguists, and parents.

You can download it for free. The app includes interactive Yakut language lessons, theory, vocabulary, as well as a detailed grammar study. You can compete with other users or take lessons at your own pace, accumulate words and expand your vocabulary, hold centralized competitions, and take educational quizzes.

Saydam Baryl is a film studio. Their films have been on the market for more than 10 years. More than 10 feature films have been produced by the studio so far, including "Cursed Land. Fate", "Black Snow", "YT", "Our Winter". "Cursed Land. Fate" was screened at the Mother Tongue Film Festival in Washington, D.C. "Black Snow" won the Grand Prix and the prize of the Producers Guild of Russia of the Window to Europe Film Festival.

In 2023, Stepan Burnashev's film “AITA” was released. The film is based on a true story, showing the realities of our time, when rumors can ruin people's lives. Winner of the Best Male Role and Best Direction prizes at the first Russian Zimny Open Auteur Film Festival. “Aita” is the highest grossing Yakut film in history. Within a week and a half after its release, the thriller earned 18 million rubles.

Strashnie Istorii Yakutii (Scary Stories of Yakutia) is a collection of different stories. All the stories are real events that take place in the vast expanse of Yakutia. It was written by journalist and blogger Dmitry Mikhailov. The first edition of the book, published in 2017, contains 40 mystical stories of eyewitnesses. The book is divided into two parts: village stories and modern urban legends.

The second part of the collection was released in 2018 with a new design and atmospheric illustrations. It focuses on the mysterious places of Yakutsk. In the capital city of the republic, where high-rise buildings and modern structures stand today, there used to be old buildings. What secrets they keep, the book will tell. In 2022, the National Library of Yakutia released an audio version of the book with the same title. The printed version of the book, based on the results of 2020, was recognized as the most widely read publication in the library.