Rebel Life / Siberian Freedom

    An Australian family who bought an abandoned house in an Altai village and film the rebuild from scratch.

    Published in 4 languages: EN · FR · PT · RU

    Checked Sep 2026

    We bought an abandoned house in a Russian village

    The channel follows an Australian family who left city life for the Altai mountains. The current storyline is a restoration project: buying an abandoned village house and turning it into a working homestead. Nature, neighbours and seasonal work fill the gaps between building episodes.

    The companion Instagram, Rebel Life, covers the practical side of relocation: visas, residence and moving logistics. Together they are among the few sources on what a foreign family's move to remote Siberia really involves.

    What you'll find here

    • 01Buying and restoring an abandoned village house
    • 02Family life in remote Altai: seasons and neighbours
    • 03Relocation paperwork, via the Instagram companion

    What this channel shows better than anyone

    Rural property: buying and restoring an abandoned village house.

    Family life in remote Altai: seasons, neighbours, self-sufficiency.

    Relocation paperwork for foreigners, via the Instagram companion.

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    Lives in
    Russia / Siberia
    Films in
    English
    Topics
    expat living · visas · moving

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