she lives 80 years alone in Siberian Wilderness with cats

Agafia Lykova has lived in the Siberian desert for 80

years

. Her Orthodox parents fled here escaping Stalin's repressions. 50

years

ago, geologists found the Lykov family in a desert from which only Agafia survived until now. She is 80 years old. My parents brought these books here in 1938. This gospel from the 15th century or earlier. Agafia was born here in wild Siberia when Agafia was a child. Her mother died of starvation after geologists found the family. Agafia's brothers died within a year. 40-45 had no immunity against the diseases of civilized people, only Agafia and her father survived 40 years ago Agafia decided to build a new house closer to the river and the city, she walked about 20 km on foot to the new place What a short. wood on the hill every night before that she had no lights she used to cut the trees only in the moonlight she was

alone

in a dark and wild forest... but without any fear always praying and feeling the protection of God after several days In a forest he used to return home to take care of his father.

The next day she walked 20 km to cut the trees again. That winter she came and came 33 times. Her food is very low in calories. mainly plant-based Rejoice, quiet refuge of the overwhelmed, she prays every morning and every night and always... in summer Agafia sleeps on a small wooden log from time to time volunteers come to Agafia people help with chores from home and bring some food She only accepts clean foods like fruits and cereals She doesn't take canned food with goat's milk Agafia cooks cottage cheese When the parents came here they already had two children, we didn't have a garden but we didn't have anything to eat.

It was severe hunger We ate birch bark and sawdust We saw wood and we ate sawdust She doesn't eat meat. only fish during the Orthodox fast Agafia does not eat for several days most of her life Agafya wore shoes made of birch bark volunteers gave her this pair of rubber boots in summer Agafia eats a lot of berries and mushrooms preserves mushrooms for the winter this slope is 45 degrees