You should check out the other videos on the channel. There's one where the village gets together and goes ice fishing - this one https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8haneaeO7s

Another thing, I find fascinating is the spread of English to remote parts of the world. If you noticed, there was an English language magazine "Yakutia Today" in the old man's cabin. I guess there are (or were) Western companies assisting in resource extraction in this region.