42 Years in Siberia: The Family That Vanished From the World | E234

The CRUX: True Survival Stories

Bleav + Kaycee McIntosh + Julie Henningsen

Society & Culture, Halloween, Wilderness, True Crime, Nature, National, Crime, Documentary

4.0 • 606 Ratings

🗓️ 11 May 2026

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

In 1978, Soviet geologists stumbled upon a family living 150 miles from the nearest human settlement — a family that had been there since 1936, with no outside contact, no idea World War II had happened, and two children who had never seen another human face. This is the story of the Lykov family, and it is one of the most extraordinary true survival stories ever documented.

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0:00.0	Did you hear about that guy that tried to suck the venom out of his own snake bite?
0:05.0	Oh no, no, no.
0:07.0	This is why I teach Knowles Wilderness First Aid courses.
0:10.0	That's right.
0:11.0	National Outdoor Leadership School Wilderness Medicine Training for people who do not want to die in the woods.
0:17.0	Well, that's one way to put it.
0:19.0	Wilderness first aid courses are two days of hands-on training here in Montana.
0:23.6	You'll learn what to actually do when bad things happen and you're miles from the nearest cell signal.
0:28.6	What to do instead of just hoping we don't cover your story on our podcast.
0:32.6	Exactly. And I've got a few courses coming up.
0:36.6	Crux listeners get 10% off tuition with the code
0:40.0	crux at checkout. Enroll at headwatersfieldmedicin.com.
0:45.4	With the code crux, CRUX, so you can be the rescuer instead of the rescuee.
0:52.1	Now, Casey, what happened to that snake bite guy?
0:55.0	Oh, he's fine.
0:56.6	His buddy had actual training.
0:58.8	Now that's what I like to hear.
1:04.6	Hello, survivalists.
1:10.5	This is the Crux True Survival Story podcast.
1:13.7	I'm Casey McIntosh.
1:15.0	And I'm Julie Henningson.
1:16.4	And we are medical professionals with a passion for wilderness survival.
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