These incredible photos show one 72-year-old woman's hermit lifestyle in Siberia

You've probably never heard of Agafia Lykov.

Most people haven't, and that's intentional: Agafia is a hermit who lives miles from the nearest town, in the Siberian wilderness.

Agafia's homestead was built across much of the 20th century by her family - its only residents since about 1937. That was the year that Agafia's father, Karp, set off with his wife and two children into the Siberian wilderness.

Agafia is now in her seventies, still living in the Siberian wilderness by herself, and she's tough as nails. This is Agafia in 2013:

What's it like living in remote Siberia, with no access to running water, electricity, or any of the other benefits of modern civilization? Vice put out a documentary about Agafia in 2013 that shows it's even harder than you'd imagine.