Traveling in Russia

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Here, in the midst of forests and sand dunes, you can see two water horizons - the calm Curonian Lagoon on one side and rippled by the waves of the Baltic Sea on the other. Unique natural area on the edge of the Russian enclave.

The Kaliningrad region does not end there. For traveler and explorer in the same neighborhood - the most western point of Russia, Baltic Spit - and German heritage placers of small coastal towns. The atmosphere of these places eliminates the fuss, plunging into the tranquility of nature and the smell of steel, cool sea.

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Almost the entire peninsula is located beyond the Arctic Circle. Sami tundra, from which to the south - taiga, and to the north - the Arctic Ocean, pretending to be the Barents Sea.

You may have watched Zvyagintsev and even heard the story Arctic Festival in Teriberka. Perhaps the word "Khibiny" is not remained under the snow of school memories of geography lessons. Perhaps you were not interested in piercing the earth's crust superdeep well, and apatites have been covering you for a long time apathy. But your dream of seeing the northern lights is starting to come true with a ticket to Murmansk.

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Altai is one of the most beautiful places in Russia. First of all from behind the mountains: if you drive along the ridge, you will see slopes strewn with pine trees, mountain rivers and lakes. And if you open in the car windows, you will be able to get acquainted with the invisible miracle of these places - mountain air.

The climate in Altai is moderate, so it is best to go here in summer. This way you will see all the variety of local flora and fauna. Through the forests Altai moose roam, eagles fly over the ridges, and on the plains roe deer graze. And the famous Pallas' cat are also inhabitants of the Altai the edges.

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Everyone knows Baikal as the largest lake in the world. Many also know that this is the largest source of fresh water and one of the the most beautiful places in Russia.

Of course, this is all true. But Baikal is still an ideal place for skiing competitions. This is the kind of sport when the skier ties himself to the motorcycle, and the tandem tries to develop as fast as possible on ice. In March 2019 at the festival "Baikal Mile" was set a world record - 197.011 km/h.

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Siberia ends not in the Urals, but in Karelia: forming the taiga Siberian larch does not grow west of Vodlozero. But here it stretches 30 meters - the forests of the Karelian national parks because of the impenetrable swamps have never known an ax. Some pines are more than half a millennium old. Touch living creature who saw the sun before Ivan saw it Grozny. You won't find a hundred kilometers in a virgin forest trails. And on rare paths there are trees a couple of meters from the ground marked with bear claws. So that everyone knows who is the boss here.