Water Dragon Master – Lake Baikal Monster There is a myriad of mysteries to be found at Lake Baikal. One of these is the alleged presence of a mysterious lake monster long feared by locals. The native Buryat people of the region call the creature Lusud-Khan or Usan-Lobson Khan, which translate to “Water Dragon Master,” … More Lusud-Khan – Lake Baikal Monster & Other Buryat Legends
Harbor seals, grey seals, elephant seals — these all share a common habitat: the ocean. Baikal seals are among the few seals to live exclusively in freshwater. The only other species of freshwater seals are the couple hundred Saimaa Ringed Seals found in Lake Saimaa in Finland and the few thousand Ladoga Ringed Seals in Lake Ladoga … More The Mysterious Baikal seal
In the center of the Eurasian continent, in southern Siberia, spread some of the most beautiful and inaccessible mountains of Russia – Sayan. This mountainous country is a majestic mountain ranges, stretching over a distance of more than a thousand kilometers, and includes the Western and Eastern Sayan. Brothers Mountain Mountain Brothers (parabola). Scientists explain this … More Mysterious Sayan Mountains of Russia
The Saga Continues Lonely on the Road Our road trip continued further into Siberian vastness with breaks only for photos, music and picnic lunches. Mountains and sky encircled us possessively all the time and it felt at times very small to be just two small dots in this endless wilderness. Villages became far spaced and … More Maverickbird’s Siberian Road Trip – The Saga continues
When you go searching for gold and find a diamond the excitement it brings is truly brilliant. My newest guest blogger “Maverickbird” has an eloquent way with words, let’s let her writing style create the beginnings of an amazing dance of wonderful verbiage as to who she is and what she does. Maverickbird’s Bio Trekking, … More Maverickbird’s Siberian Road Trip
Life in New Caledonia It’s taken years, literally years, for me to get it. With a recent trip to New Zealand, thus leaving New Caledonia for the first time in 9 months – and with a recent study of the differences between island and mainland life – something clicked. I’m guilty. I’m guilty of projecting my … More Mirror Reflections – New Caledonia & Russia
Introduction: It’s one thing to read about different lands and cultures but it’s a whole different experience to see it through the eyes of another. This Guest blogger has lived in Central Siberia off and on for over 15 years. I was so delighted when he agreed to do a post for “Life in Russia”. … More My Paradigm Shift in the Land of Buryat
Deep in the psyche of ever man Photo by: Thomas Goisque The empty spot in our souls. Deep in the psyche of ever man (and woman) is the desire to find peace and a bit of solitude. If we don’t feed this primal nature in some way there will forever be an empty spot in … More From Paris to Lake Baikal – Living the Simple Life
The following gentleman who has contributed a post to “Life in Russia” spent several years living a working in Krasnoyarsk, Russia. I became very intrigued with what he was doing since he and I have a lot of common ground. It’s not an easy decision to make drastic changes in one’s life. He’s also an … More He’s One in a Million – Meet Ken Kerr
One of the most pristine wilderness areas in the world Russia’s Putorana Plateau photo by Sergey Gorshkov (2009) In the Plateau Putorana. the landscapes are stunningly beautiful, even somewhat eerie and other worldly looking at the same time. Looking upon different vistas from different locations take one through this truly magnificent UNESCO reserve believing that … More Putorana Plateau – UNESCO Heritage site # 3
There are 9 time zones in Russia Up until 2010 there were 11 time zones in Russia, the decision was made to drop two of them. Here’s a sunset from the zones starting from Magadan and finishing in Kaliningrad Magadan, Russia Vladivostok, Russia Yakutsk, Russia Irkutsk, Russia Krasnoyarsk, Russia Omsk, Russia Ekaterinburg, Russia Moscow, Russia … More How many time zones are there in Russia?
Baikal is one of the biggest lakes in world on area of 31,722 km2 (12,248 sq miles) located in Eastern Siberia, Russia. Baikal is famous for its depth in 1,642 m (5,387 ft) that makes Baikal is the deepest lake in the world with amazing clearest water. Wild nature and fresh Siberian air attracts people … More Russian Architect discovers Pyramid on Lake Baikal, Russia
Lake Bled, Slovenia This isn’t strictly a museum post, although we did visit a museum inside Bled Castle (of which more later), but my trip to Lake Bled was amazing, so I couldn’t resist sharing some of it! As you can see, the lake is stunning, but scenery alone does not a day out make. … More Mirror Reflections – Slovenia & Russa
The Fjadrargljufur Canyon is one of the most beautiful and lovely canyons of Iceland. It is very easily accessible, only a few kilometres detour from road no. 1 in the South Iceland, to the west of the Hamlet Kirkjubaejarklaustur.River Fjadra runs over the brink of the canyon from the moorlands of the Sida County. It … More Mirror Reflections – Iceland & Russia
Russia is the only country in the world washed by 12 seas. Lake Baikal in Siberia is the deepest lake in the world. It would take all the rivers of the world – Volga, Don, Dnepr and Yenisei, Ural and Ob, Ganges and Orinoko, Amazon and Thames, Seine and Oder – nearly one year to … More Interesting Facts about Russia
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