Agafya Lykova

Hermit Agafya Lykova to be sent urgent supplies this week to help her get through winter.

Agafya Lykova, 73, lives in home her father built when he secretly fled Stalin's religious persecution, vanishing from world in 1936.

Agafya Lykova rejects leaving her remote house even though debris from coming rocket launch could fall dangerously close.

Aged 68, she has never seen a town - and refused a helicopter ride to hospital.

72 year old Agafya Lykova begged for help saying she was short of food.

Geologist who built ramshackle hut 100 metres from Agafya Lykova passes away and is buried near the last place he called home.

Born in the Siberian taiga, recluse Agafya Lykova is the sole survivor of the Lykov family who cut themselves off from civilisation in 1936.