How Arctic Nomads Bathe and Stay Clean at −40°C | Deep in Russia's Arctic Wilderness
The Ulengovs
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How Arctic Nomads Bathe and Stay Clean at −40°C | Deep in Russia's Arctic Wilderness
This documentary was filmed in the remote wilderness of Northern Russia, where a Komi family lives far from cities, paved roads, and modern conveniences.
How do people stay clean where there is no running water, no bathroom, and winter temperatures fall far below freezing?
In this film, you'll spend one ordinary day with a Komi family and discover how they wash themselves, do the laundry, clean their home, and maintain everyday life in one of the most isolated places on Earth.
Simple daily routines become remarkable when they take place hundreds of kilometers from civilization. Every bucket of water, every washed piece of clothing, every cleaned floor requires time, effort, and knowledge passed down through generations.
Far from the fast pace of the modern world, the Komi preserve a lifestyle built on self-reliance, hard work, and a deep connection with nature. Their traditions remind us that comfort is not always created by technology, but often by patience, resourcefulness, and family.
This film is not about survival. It is about ordinary life lived in extraordinary conditions.
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My name is Tatiana Ulengova, and I am a documentary filmmaker.
Through our films, we explore remote places where people continue to live according to traditions that have survived for generations. We travel to distant villages, mountains, forests, tundras, and other hidden corners of the world, documenting authentic ways of life that are slowly disappearing.
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Living in tents with limited resources, they work hard together to meet their family’s needs. There is no electricity, hot running water, showers, taps, flushing toilets, heaters, televisions or iPads to distract them or separate family members from one another. Yet despite having so little materially, they appear calm, content and happy.
Instead, they communicate. They talk, listen, play, laugh, work and learn together. Parents and children are physically and emotionally present with one another. They share responsibilities and rely on each other. Their connection seems to be at the heart of family life.
It makes me reflect on our modern Western lifestyles. We have access to almost everything we need at the press of a button, yet sometimes we seem to have less time for the people sitting right beside us. Phones, tablets, television and the internet can easily create distance within our own homes.
Perhaps what our families need most isn’t always more technology, more convenience or more things. Perhaps we need more time together—cooking meals as a family, sitting around the table and eating together, talking, playing, teaching, learning and working alongside one another.
Because children do not simply need things; they need our attention, guidance and presence. Teenagers need to feel trusted, valued and connected. Every family needs time without screens or distractions—moments to listen, share, laugh, help and grow together. These ordinary moments are often the ones that become our most lasting memories.
In the end, a rich family life is not measured by how much we own, but by how deeply we belong to one another. Contentment is found when we put down our devices, look into each other’s eyes and make time to be truly present. We may have fewer material comforts, but with love, respect, work and togetherness, we have what matters most: each other ❤
How Arctic Nomads Bathe and Stay Clean at −40°C | Deep in Russia's Arctic Wilderness
The Ulengovs
2,970,580 views
How Arctic Nomads Bathe and Stay Clean at −40°C | Deep in Russia's Arctic Wilderness
This documentary was filmed in the remote wilderness of Northern Russia, where a Komi family lives far from cities, paved roads, and modern conveniences.
How do people stay clean where there is no running water, no bathroom, and winter temperatures fall far below freezing?
In this film, you'll spend one ordinary day with a Komi family and discover how they wash themselves, do the laundry, clean their home, and maintain everyday life in one of the most isolated places on Earth.
Simple daily routines become remarkable when they take place hundreds of kilometers from civilization. Every bucket of water, every washed piece of clothing, every cleaned floor requires time, effort, and knowledge passed down through generations.
Far from the fast pace of the modern world, the Komi preserve a lifestyle built on self-reliance, hard work, and a deep connection with nature. Their traditions remind us that comfort is not always created by technology, but often by patience, resourcefulness, and family.
This film is not about survival. It is about ordinary life lived in extraordinary conditions.
📺 About the Channel
Welcome to our documentary channel.
My name is Tatiana Ulengova, and I am a documentary filmmaker.
Through our films, we explore remote places where people continue to live according to traditions that have survived for generations. We travel to distant villages, mountains, forests, tundras, and other hidden corners of the world, documenting authentic ways of life that are slowly disappearing.
▶️ Watch More Documentaries
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Life in the Coldest Village on Earth | Oymyakon, Yakutia, Russia | -71°C - Life in the Coldest Village on Earth | Oym...
Life of northern nomads in winter. Life in the Ural mountains and tundra | Full film – North Nomads life in winter. Ural mountain...
🚫 Reuse of any part of this video is prohibited without written permission from The Ulengovs.
#Documentary #Russia #Komi #VillageLife #RemoteVillages #OffGrid #SimpleLiving #TraditionalLife #DailyLife #RuralLife #NorthernRussia #IndigenousCulture
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