The use of cryogenic resources by the population of Yakutia to obtain drinking water: modern meaning, features of harvesting and storage

The article examines the modern practices of the use of snow and ice by the population of yakutia to obtain drinking water. Basing on field materials, archival documents and data from ethnoblogosphere, the author reconstructs the evolution of this way of using cryogenic resources, identifies its current scale and traces the mechanisms of harvesting and organizing the storage of ice used nowadays. The article emphasizes the significant role of ice in providing the population of yakutia with drinking water at present, noting the importance of technological development for the relevance of ice harvesting and storage practices and their optimization.