
A century in the Siberian wilderness: the Old Believers who time forgot
From The Audio Long Read
Published 2/23/2026
In 1978, Soviet scientists stumbled upon a family living in a remote part of Russia. They hadn’t interacted with outsiders for decades. Almost half a century later, one of them is still there By Sophie Pinkham. Read by Olga Koch. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod







