Sigert Patursson, a native of the Faroe Islands, describes his journey through Siberia, undertaken by him in 1889-1895. The author provides data on geography, ethnography, culture, the economy of Siberia at the end of the 19th century, describes the mores and customs of its indigenous peoples, tells with naturalistic details about his participation in the rituals of sacrifice and shamanism. The book was first published in 1901 in Copenhagen in Danish, reprinted in 1994 in Faroese. This publication continues the series of books "For the first time in Russian," published by the publishing house "Paulsen."