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The people that time forgot: Incredible story of Russian family cut off from all human
contact for 40 years who didn't know about WWII and had to eat leather shoes to survive (mailonline.com)
ETA:
The Smithsonian article linked below is far superior to the Mail's account. Recommended.
contact for 40 years who didn't know about WWII and had to eat leather shoes to survive (mailonline.com)
Their not-unamazing tale at the link above, with pictures.• The Lykovs were Old Believers - members of a persecuted Russian sect
• They left for wilderness after Karp saw brother killed by communists in 1936
• Lived off land, ate leather shoes in harsh winter, unaware of WWII
• Found in 1979 by Russian helicopter searching for spot to land geologists
ETA:
The Smithsonian article linked below is far superior to the Mail's account. Recommended.