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4. An extremely focused group of people:

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Tue Jan 29, 2013, 06:37 PM

Jan 2013

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Famine was an ever-present danger in these circumstances, and in 1961 it snowed in June. The hard frost killed everything growing in their garden, and by spring the family had been reduced to eating shoes and bark. Akulina chose to see her children fed, and that year she died of starvation. The rest of the family were saved by what they regarded as a miracle: a single grain of rye sprouted in their pea patch. The Lykovs put up a fence around the shoot and guarded it zealously night and day to keep off mice and squirrels. At harvest time, the solitary spike yielded 18 grains, and from this they painstakingly rebuilt their rye crop.

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Russian family lived in wilderness for 40 years and missed World War II [View all] Playinghardball Jan 2013 OP

They survived in the absense of civilisation. dipsydoodle Jan 2013 #1

"Maybe an example for the future for us all." Nah, not gonna happen. AverageJoe90 Jan 2013 #14

Well at least dipsydoodle Jan 2013 #15

They were found in 1978 adieu Jan 2013 #19

I don't know anyone who does that either kurtzapril4 Jan 2013 #20

35, actually, if my math skills serve me well. AverageJoe90 Jan 2013 #29

You mean they ate MEAT? bigwillq Jan 2013 #2

Just...wow! Sounds bloody awful to me. Reminiscent of Shoichi Yokoi... babylonsister Jan 2013 #3

I remember when that guy was found Hekate Jan 2013 #17

An extremely focused group of people: enough Jan 2013 #4

They missed some really great wars. joeunderdog Jan 2013 #5

They also missed humanity walking on the moon derby378 Jan 2013 #7

touche! nt joeunderdog Jan 2013 #13

Interesting Sherman A1 Jan 2013 #6

Thanks! This was a cool read. NutmegYankee Jan 2013 #8

I suppose something like this could happen in a country as big as Russia duffyduff Jan 2013 #9

I have a dear friend who was raised in Norway DollarBillHines Jan 2013 #32

Your friend was lucky to have missed WWII. Beacool Jan 2013 #33

Wow. And the youngest daughter still lives out there alone. Xithras Jan 2013 #10

I wonder if she has adieu Jan 2013 #23

I was thinking the same thing. Beacool Jan 2013 #34

Fascinating! smirkymonkey Jan 2013 #11

And how is Comrade Stalin? ThoughtCriminal Jan 2013 #12

I read that book. Fascinating reading. knitter4democracy Jan 2013 #16

You have to give them lots of credit for surviving and for picking a good placve to hide out Coyotl Jan 2013 #18

Next door to adieu Jan 2013 #21

Dersu Uzala Octafish Jan 2013 #22

Thanks, what a story. Think I'll read the book. mountain grammy Jan 2013 #24

Amazing...Just freaking Amazing. n/t. whathehell Jan 2013 #25

Very interesting read. The daughter would not leave senseandsensibility Jan 2013 #26

Looks like the Doomsdayer/survivalists have found their new Gods... busterbrown Jan 2013 #27

Well, I hope its not a dysfunctional family. undeterred Jan 2013 #28

They weren't - until everyone else showed up. <G> jtuck004 Jan 2013 #31

I thought it was easier to travel in winter. Horse-drawn sleigh and such. tclambert Jan 2013 #30

We live in the Backwoods of rural Arkansas. bvar22 Jan 2013 #35

There is a long tradition of conflict between 'Old Believers' and the state in Russia RZM Jan 2013 #36

kick for those who haven't seen it senseandsensibility Jan 2013 #37

I'm thinkin' we're talking incest here. Honeycombe8 Jan 2013 #38

Read this story earlier this week distantearlywarning Jan 2013 #39