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This village is located among the forests and fields of the Kaluga region. And, looking at the map, it would not even occur to you that it is a real island on dry land. And that the only way to get to Krichina is by swimming, on the boat of a local resident, Uncle Vitya. If the only boatman gets sick, or it is impossible to cross the river in the off-season, the village of Krichina will be cut off from the mainland. It will be impossible to deliver food there, or to transport the sick from there. Not to mention the fact that firefighters or ambulances will never be able to reach this settlement by land. The correspondence between local residents and the authorities - from the district to the Presidential Administration - has been going on for years. And the road and bridge across the river that were promised to them still exist only on paper. 0:15 - Krichina - an island on dry land 0:44 - "Unknown Russia" has traveled almost the entire country, but Krichina surprised us 1:35 - How to get to a village where there are no roads 2:14 - Boatman Uncle Vitya is the only link between reason and the rest of the world 3:54 - How many residents are there in Krichina? 4:27 - What happened 40 years ago? 5:05 - Why are the inhabitants of Krichina leaving their beloved village? 8:07 - One of the last natives of the village - what makes him stay here? 9:17 - To the ends of the earth for drinking water 10:39 - How and why a village became an island on dry land 11:04 - How much does it cost to be the only transport link between a village and the rest of the country? 13:04 - How to survive in the village in winter, if there was and is no central heating, and you can't chop wood for the stove in the forest 14:52 - Las Vegas in the Kaluga wilderness 15:54 - Why Krichina is located in the middle of forests, and you can't pick mushrooms and berries 17:08 - The village from which coffins are dragged across the frozen ice 18:45 - And even the ambulance won't get here 20:39 - A rope and a stick as a means of winter crossing 22:30 - Officials about the residents of Krichina: "When will you die there?" 24:08 - Hopelessness as a way of life: "You still won't show this!" The film will be made by the OstWest TV channel ****************** The opinions of the authors and heroes of the programs may not coincide with the opinion of the editors.