4 On the Land of Herders

On the Land of Herders

It's the herders' camp in Krasnoselkup village in the Yamalo-Nents Autonomous District of Russia. This place is
often called "the region of untold fur wealth".  We are going to see now how real herders live and work.
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12 One Journey to the Wild Northern Land

One Journey to the Wild Northern Land

Taimyr peninsular is the northernmost mainland. Further are only scattered little islands and the Arctic Ocean. Here starts the Anabar plateau - terra incognita, practically unpopulated area, the poorly studied region. This land is characterized by the largest livestock of migratory deer herds, the angriest bears, the tastiest grayling and trout, the purest nature. There
are no roads and airfields here. For all the history of our planet here have been fewer people than on the Everest. What an interesting expedition to this land must be! Bloggers from Russia decided to travel there for rafting on the Kotuikan river, enjoying the untouched nature, living in tents. Check out some photographs from the journey.
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38 Swimming In The Frost

Swimming In The Frost

The swimming pool in Moscow was built at the place of the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour that had been demolished in 1930. The construction started in 1958 and in 1960 the swimming pool welcomed
its first visitors. That was the largest swimming pool in the USSR and one of the biggest pools in the world that time. Today it is just a history as the construction was demolished.
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10 Flying Over the Untouched Land

Flying Over the Untouched Land

This summer was a hard time for the land of Kazakhstan. It brought various incidents which ended with a terrible fire that destroyed one of the most beautiful places of Central Asia - mountain resort Medeo. Many zones are still under the threat of fire.
Planes kept flying over the region for all the summer period and one journalist often joined them to collect some material about the nature of south-east Kazakhstan and take photos of the region. Some of them are presented in this post.
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1 Come Sail to the New Airport

Come Sail to the New Airport

The other day a newly built airport of Vladivostok, the city in the Russian Far East, could welcome not only planes but small boats as
well. Heavy showers have turned the city into Russian Venice. The drainage system of Vladivostok didn't manage with such a flood.
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8 Summer Shore of the White Sea

Summer Shore of the White Sea

One can get here only by plane. Several times in a summer a barge sails here too, but nobody knows its schedule so it doesn't count. Here, at the shore of the White Sea, is a
village and a river named both in the same way - Letnyaa Zolotitsa (Summer Gold). Many of those who have been in this place describe it as fantastically beautiful.
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3 The Jeep of the City Mayor Hit By the Lightning

The Jeep of the City Mayor Hit By the Lightning

The jeep of Zheleznogorsk's mayor could seriously suffer from the lightning. However it damaged only the on-board computer of
the jeep. The driver and the passenger didn't suffer. They say that the mayor himself was not in the car at that moment.
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3 Inhabitants Of The White Sea

Inhabitants Of The White Sea

This summer the White Sea was filled with jelly-fish. A jelly-fish has 24 eyes and its body consists of water for 95%. As soon as the creature comes to the coast in
a wave it dies getting dried in the sun without water. The photos below were taken during a small excursion into the world of the beautiful creatures. 
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21 Downshifting In Russia

Downshifting In Russia

Not far from the busy and crowded Moscow there appear new settlements of people who leave big cities and refuse usual comforts, make their first steps to countryside life. Some of them live here all year around, others part of a year. They develop permanent agriculture, build adobe and straw houses, apply
alternative energy resources, ranch. This trend is new to Russia and is yet developing. Not everyone can buy a house or practice in construction of it for several months. Nevertheless the settlements become bigger, new people keep coming. We gonna show one of such settlements called "Glorious".
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7 The Wild Twisted River of Russia

The Wild Twisted River of Russia

Kotuikan river is located in the Krasnoyarsk region of Russia. It is 237 km (147 miles) long. Its catchment area is almost four thousand square kilometres (2,5 thousand of miles). In summer the river becomes more shallow and its body starts
looking different. The twisted artery cuts the Anabar plateau into intricate patterns, reveals ancient rock formations and attracts numerous tourists who should put their tents high over the water and fix their rafts well.
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