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"Kholodnoe Zoloto" ("The Cold Gold") is a historical action film produced by Sahafilm company, directed by Petr Khiki. The storyline of the film takes place in the year 1942. While the country's forces are focused on fighting Nazi Germany, gangs operate in the southern part of Yakutia, robbing gold mines. The task of eliminating the largest gang is assigned to the chief of the local NKVD, senior lieutenant of state security, and the main protagonist of the film, Karasyov.

The film is inspired by real events but has a fictionalized storyline. It combines elements from various gang stories, and the screenplay is completely original . The film had a budget of 13 million rubles. The main shooting took place in the Khangalassky and Namskiy Districts of Yakutia, and in the village of Kachikattsy. In late October 2021, the film participated in the competition program of the 5th Yalta International Film Festival “Eurasian Bridge”. The film entered the Top 15 viewed films on the Wink platform.

"Nelegal" ("The Illegal") is a road movie drama that tells the story of Nurbek, a 19-year-old who illegally travels to Yakutia in search of his father, aiming to fulfill his late mother's last wish. The film addresses important social issues such as human trafficking, nationalism, state crime, and the black market . It was directed by Dmitry Davydov and premiered on May 12, 2022.

To make this story understandable and close to viewers from all over the world, Dmitry uses the motifs of ancient Greek literature. For example, the myth of Ulysses and his son Telemachus or the biblical parable of the prodigal son. In the film, you can hear dialogues in Russian, Yakut, Kyrgyz, Chinese, and Armenian languages. Humor is present throughout the entire film, adding a light-hearted touch to the story. In addition to social issues within society, the portrayal of nature plays a significant role for Dmitry in the film.

The Olonkho Theatre was founded in 2008 by People's Artist of Russia Stepanida Ilinichna Borisova and Honored Artist of Russia Andrei Savvich Borisov. The theater's troupe consists of 58 actors. All actors possess the skill of an epic word and traditional singing called kylysakh. In addition to actors, the theater also employs ten Olonkho performers ranging in age from 35 to 85 years old.

The main focus for actors of the Olonkho Theater is the development of their vocal abilities for singing toyuks, which is a traditional song genre of the Yakut people. Improvisation and entering a state of trance are also crucial aspects for the actors of the Olonkho Theater. The performances are accompanied by live music, and the speeches of the characters are sung in a unique tonality for each character. The performance "Dyrybyna Dyrylyatta" by the theater received three nominations at the prestigious Golden Mask Awards in 2018. The performance took place on the main stage of the A.S. Pushkin Theater in Moscow.

The Yakutian Export Processing Plant specializes in producing premium-class products made from mammoth tusks. The production facility is planning to open a bone-carving school, which will help preserve the traditions of bone carving craftsmanship. The plant offers a wide selection of jewelry, prayer beads, keychains, knives, bone carving artworks, religious items, and firearm embellishments and fittings.

The company is the only one in Russia that holds a patent for the storage conditions of mammoth tusks and the method of obtaining composite material based on mammoth bone. The plant receives mammoth tusks in an ethical and legal way.

Tundra is animation studio founded in the summer of 2022 by Alexander Okhlopkov, who previously collaborated with Universal, Disney, Netflix and Nickelodeon. The studio team won the Grand Prix and the grand prize in the category "Creative Industries Technologies in Innovative Projects" at the Skolkovo Foundation Startup Tour for their collection of animated films depicting the Yakut winter. They are actively developing the animation industry in the Sakha Republic.

The studio made their first short 3D animated film "Tymnyy Oghuha" (translated from Yakut as "The Bull of Cold"), based on Yakut mythology. A wholesome story about the friendship of the boy Ayaal and the old man Bүokke. The action takes place in the very heart of the Yakut winter. The film explores the legends and tales of the native people, reminds us of the folklore and traditions of Yakutia and keeps them on the screen. The studio plans to expand on the universe, which began with the characters and setting in "The Bull of Cold", making an entire collection of short animated films depicting the Yakut winter and related traditions and legends. The goal of the studio is to bring the unique culture of the peoples of the North into the world of animation and to promote the animation industry in Yakutia.

Tylytaay is the Yakut version of the popular web-based word game Wordle. The point of the game is to guess the word of the day in six tries. After each attempt, the color of the letters will change, thus showing which letters are and are not in the word. The sakhatyla.ru was used as a lexical database. It was developed by Taras Egorov, Maria Charina-Egorova, Peter Popov, Vladislav Teterin, Anatoly Vladimirov.

URAAN is the musical duo formed in 2015 by Aital Alekseev and Dmitry Popov, who create unique music by blending ethnic music, indie, electro and techno. They released a few EPs: "Roots", "Limb", "RAWsia" and other mini-albums. "Ayarkhaan", "Frontier", "Paranoia", "Muksun", "Orto" - are some of their greatest songs. URAAN conveys a uniquely atmospheric sound of its own kind.

The musicians actively promote the culture of the Sakha people by innovating the sound and cracking the cultural code. Jager Music Awards 2020 finalists. They were featured in various playlists, including New Music Daily Worldwide, "diving into deep-techno", iTunes Top 200 Tracks Russian Federation Alternative Chart. They also compose soundtracks for video games, feature films and advertising videos.

URUU is a jewelry manufacturer that has been operating in the industry for over six years. Ethnic Yakut jewelry, silver jewelry, engagement rings, and diamond rings are the calling card of the brand. To date, the brand has produced more than 1,500 unique jewelry pieces, many of which are exclusive and exist in a single copy. Using ethnic jewelry, URUU makes elegant Yakut headdresses called bastynga, breastplates, back ornaments, and bracelets.

URUU has its own jewelry factory, where jewelry of any complexity is manufactured. In addition to using established techniques, they constantly explore new technologies. Now they actively utilizing 3D design in jewelry production. You can place an order for jewelry with any design and custom sizes, with shipping available across Russia. Each jewelry item bears the warmth of a jeweler's hand and is crafted with great care.