Agafya Lykova

For most of her life Agafya, 77, has lived as a peasant from the 18th century, guided by an old Bible.

A wooden single storey house will be built next to her 80-year-old family hut.

World's most famous hermit shows off her new wooden hut from billionaire Oleg Deripaska.

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.