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Cossack Lunch in Medvedovskaya Village
Two-hundred years ago Tsarina Catherine II granted the land in southern Russia to the Cossacks. In day to day life, these people were faced with one difficult task – defending the State’s Azov-Black Sea borders. To this very day, the traditions of the Kuban Cossacks are kept in these Krasnodar villages. During his journey around the south of Russia, RTG TV host Stanislav Salnikov learned how to prepare Cossack-style carp, got the recipe for makovnik (a sweet poppy seed cake) and found out what zavivanets is. He then tried all of these dishes in a traditional Cossack house, a structure that helps illustrate perfectly how Cossacks lived on these lands 200 years ago.
A voyage on Chusovaya river
The Chusovaya River is a Ural legend. It is the only stream of water which crosses the Ural Ridge and it is through the waters of the Chusovaya that the complete history of the acquisition of the mountainous country by Russian colonists can be told. The river served as the main route via which Yermak Timofeevich, who headed the conquest of Siberia, led his expedition. For a long time this waterway was the main transportation artery along which the influential Russian industrialists, the Demidovs, floated their iron caravans. The rocky cliffs lining the riverbanks once presented a mortal danger to these ships and barges, however today they are part of the breathtaking landscape which leaves a lasting impression on the tourists sailing along the Chusovaya River.
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A voyage on Chusovaya river
Donskoi monastery
The Donskoy Monastery is one of Moscow’s oldest — it was founded in the late 16th century by Tsar Fyodor the First as a sign of gratitude for the help received in protecting the city from the forces of the Crimean Khan Kazy, Girai. Active since the day it was founded, Donskoy welcomes new inhabitants to its monastery every year. The monastery is home to one of the most revered icons in the Orthodox world — The Donskoy icon of the Mother of God, which hundreds of believers visit every day to see and pray to. The Donskoy Monastery’s necropolis is another interesting sight and is nowadays the oldest surviving cemetary in Moscow in which distinguished Russian figures are buried. One of the most important ceremonies carried out at the monastery is in preparation of chrism, the consecrated oil and balsam mixture used during baptisms and other religious ceremonies. During this sacred rite, 300 ...
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