8 Free Things to do in Yakutsk That You Shouldn't Miss

January 30, 2022 Russell Mellin

Yakutsk (Russian: Якутск, IPA: [jɪˈkutsk]; Sakha: Дьокуускай, D'okuuskay, pronounced [ɟokuːskaj]) is the capital city of the Sakha Republic, Russia, located about 450 kilometers (280 mi) south of the Arctic Circle. Population: 269,601 (2010 Census); 210,642 (2002 Census); 186,626 (1989 Census).
Restaurants in Yakutsk

1. Gradoyakutskiy Transfiguration Cathedral

Kirova, 3, Yakutsk 677007 Russia +7 411 233-63-71 http://eparhia.ya1.ru/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=349:2010-04-17-10-59-21&catid=74:2010-12-07-13-22-52&Itemid=103
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4.5 based on 23 reviews

Gradoyakutskiy Transfiguration Cathedral

2. Victory Stele

Victory Square, Yakutsk Russia
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35%
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4.5 based on 20 reviews

Victory Stele

3. View Point Chuchor Muran

Chochur Muran Mountain, Yakutsk Russia
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4.5 based on 23 reviews

View Point Chuchor Muran

4. Krestyanskiy Market

Block A ul. Lermontova 62/2, Yakutsk 677005 Russia +7 411 243-30-38
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4.5 based on 12 reviews

Krestyanskiy Market

5. Prospekt Lenina, Yakutsk

Yakutsk Russia
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46%
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4.0 based on 52 reviews

Prospekt Lenina, Yakutsk

6. Monument to Petr Beketov

Yakutsk 677018 Russia
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4.0 based on 41 reviews

Monument to Petr Beketov

Reviewed By sergeyk147

Yes, Pyotr - not Petr! - Beketov (stress is on the second syllable) really built a small wooden dwelling on the Lena river in 1632 but, first, some 70 kilometers to the north, second, on its opposite bank and, third, it bore a different name - Lensky ostrog which means "a wooden fort on Lena". Pretty soon, however, Mother Nature demonstrated that that was a bad choice 'coz spring debacles and consequent floods brought the settlement on the verge of total annihilation. So the ostrog was moved to the place where Yakutsk stands now - and renamed. Beketov was not a typical Russian conquistador. Though not exactly a tender prince of a guy he still mostly treated locals in a human way and preferred peaceful means of governing them. It sounds absolutely astonishing but he built that fort right in the center of a populous region with just 30 - THIRTY! - cossacks and immediately started to collect fur tribute from indigenous people. Yakutsk was not the only city founded by him. Then came Zhigansk, Nerchinsk (main Russian silver-mining district for decades) and Chita - a city with about 350,000 inhabitants nowadays. The monument is not in the downtown but the place is nice - Lena flowing nearby, green landscape. The major deficiency is that to get there one must cross a wide and rather buzy street so mind the traffic.

7. Lenin Statue

Lenina Ave., Yakutsk Russia
Excellent
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31%
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8%
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4.0 based on 13 reviews

Lenin Statue

8. Old Town

Ammosova St., Yakutsk Russia
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4.0 based on 12 reviews

Old Town

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