Petrov: A man who lived in the woods of Mendocino County

Re:Petrov: A man who lived in the woods of Mendocino County by LastNevadan on Monday December 25, 2023 @02:43AM (#38760631)

There was a family in Siberia who went off-grid and lived in the Siberian forest for 42 years. They were discovered by the Soviet authorities in 1978.

https://allthatsinteresting.com/lykov-family

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Re:Petrov: A man who lived in the woods of Mendocino County by hutzlibu on Monday December 25, 2023 @05:14AM (#38761359)

The most interesting bit about this to me is, how fast the daughters developed their own language without intention.

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Re:Petrov: A man who lived in the woods of Mendocino County by hyperthesis on Monday December 25, 2023 @06:08AM (#38761616)

also https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicaraguan_Sign_Language

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Re:Petrov: A man who lived in the woods of Mendocino County by thimkerbell on Monday December 25, 2023 @10:51PM (#38768764)

(nicaraguan sign language)

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Re:Petrov: A man who lived in the woods of Mendocino County by toastedwedge on Monday December 25, 2023 @11:22AM (#38763809)

This was a very nice and fascinating (although strange) read with my morning coffee. Thank you for sharing.

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Re:Petrov: A man who lived in the woods of Mendocino County by gattr on Monday December 25, 2023 @12:42PM (#38764469)

I read about them elsewhere; one of the details I remembered is how at some point they started noticing fast-moving "stars" in the night sky and the father realized they must be man-made artificial objects (satellites).

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Re:Petrov: A man who lived in the woods of Mendocino County by morkalork on Monday December 25, 2023 @02:49PM (#38765515)

They were Old Believers! I've heard of this story before but never picked up on that facet. There's still some living in settlements in Alaska.

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