GlobeRovers Magazine talks with Alexey Trofimov about his photography of the Baikal seals, the shamans, and the Buryat people of Lake Baikal, Siberia, Russia.
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Any time of the year is a great time to enjoy the activities and scenery of the greater Lake Baikal area. Choose from incredible landscapes, snow-capped mountains, dense forests, endemic …
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Lake Baikal in Siberia, Russia, is surrounded by an immense and diverse natural beauty. It is the deepest lake and contains 20% of the planet’s freshwater…
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Baikal is home to some 27 islands of which Olkhon Island is the largest. This long, thin island, which roughly resembles the shape of the lake, is 72 kilometres (45 …
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The first Russian settlement at the location of today’s city of Irkutsk was in 1661 when the Russian pioneer Yakov Pokhabov, led by Tungus (native Siberian) guides, erected his small …
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteLake Baikal, located in south-central Russia (Siberia) near the Mongolian border, is the oldest lake in the world. It is also the largest freshwater lake by …
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Reading Time: 10 minutesRussia is famous for its onion-domed religious buildings. Northeast of Moscow lies one of Russia’s most iconic regions, aptly labelled “The Golden Ring”, which is a collection …
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteLocated in northwestern Russia, approximately 200 km (124 mi) south of St. Petersburg and 540 km (335 mi) northwest of Moscow, Veliky Novgorod is one of the most …
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteAfter 6 years of waiting (l July 2005 to 28 October 2011) and two of my visits, the Bolshoi Theatre reopened its doors in 2011, and …