https://pjmedia.com/richardfernandez/2013/02/01/escape-from-shangri-la/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 05:43:22 -0400<![CDATA[The Smithsonian Magazine relates how of a &#8220;lost&#8221; tribe of Christians was found in the Siberian taiga in the late &#8217;70s. It&#8217;s true the tribe consisted of only a single family who had cut themselves off from human contact for 40 years but their attempt, though small was grand. They had not even been aware that World War 2 had been fought.  It was led by a patriarch who consciously decided to live away atheist bolshevism by retreating into the deepest corner of Siberia.]]>Fri, 01 Feb 2013 11:36:02 -0500<![CDATA[Richard Fernandez]]>https://pjmedia.com/richard-fernandez/2013/02/01/escape-from-shangri-la-n192409