The Greatest Wish – Siberia

— for english translation see below —
Najveća želja – Sibir

Putovao sam od Moskve do Magadana u Rusiji u veljači 2011. godine. Plan je bio pronaći i upoznati istinske čuvare sobova, pastire, u sjevero-istočnom Sibiru, preko Verkhoyanskog planinskog lanca. Tijekom putovanja, mnoge sam pojedince pitao koja im je najveća želja. Kako dotad nisam znao koja je moja, mislio sam da će mi njihovi odgovori pomoći u pronalaženju odgovora kojeg sam tražio. I pomogli su. Zauvijek sam im zbog toga zahvalan.

Nisam planirao snimanje na ovom putovanju, više sam se fokusirao na fotografiju pa galeriju možete pogledati ovdje – http://tiny.cc/glogoski_russia

Bilo je to nevjerojatno putovanje. Od jedinstvene Transsibirske željeznice, pješačenja preko zaleđenog Bajkalskog jezera, autostopiranjem gotovo 2000km na zaleđenim cestama Yakutie, do upoznavanja nebrojeno mnogo dobrih ljudi koji su mi kasnije postali pravi prijatelji. Uspio sam doći do jedne nomadske Evenki obitelji i s njima proveo neko vrijeme. Ekstremno niske temperature (-63°C) pojačale su doživljaj tog nadasve zanimljivog načina života čuvara sobova. Tamo se želim vratiti!

Hvala Ivani Gabeli na prijevodu, Igoru Neljaku na svemu pomalo i svim ovim fascinantinim pojedincima u videu.

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I have travelled from Moscow to Magadan in Russia in February 2011. My plan was to find and meet the true Reindeer herders in north-eastern Siberia, across the Verkhoyansk mountain range. During the travel I have asked many individuals what their greatest wish was. Since I still haven’t discovered what mine is I thought their answers will help me find the answer I was looking. And they did. For that I am forever grateful.

I wasn’t planning on filming, I was more focused on photography so you can check out the photo gallery here – http://tiny.cc/glogoski_russia

It was a wonderful exploration. From the unique Transsiberian railway, crossing the frozen Baikal lake by foot, hitchhiking almost 2000km on the frozen roads of Yakutia, and meeting so many good people that would later on become my friends. I also managed to find a nomadic Evenki family and spend some time with them. The extremely low temperatures(-63°C) granted a special experience of the interesting lifestyle Reindeer herders lead. It is a place I wish to visit again!