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Traditional Nogai Costumes
Nowadays representatives of the ancient Turkic Nogai people are scattered across Russia and Europe. The Republic of Karachaevo-Cherkessia is one of the original homes to this indigenous people, who today are very careful to preserve their traditions. In 2008 in the mountainous republic in southern Russia, the theatre of the national Nogai costume, Suyumbike, was founded. Find out what traditional folk ornaments have been preserved, why trousers are part of women’s dress and how to tell the difference between Nogai girls from Crimean and Astrakhan in RTG’s new programme.
Natural Monument — the Tiso-Samshitovaya Grove
Tiso-Samshitovaya Grove is a unique little natural world where plants that grew on the Earth 20 million years ago are still preserved today. The ancient tropical woodland has managed to survive glacial period frosts, but how? RTG TV host Irina Pudova searches for the answer to this natural riddle as she walks in the shade of mighty yew trees, surrounded by tropical vines and epiphytic ferns. Welcome to the Neogene!
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Natural Monument — the Tiso-Samshitovaya Grove
The Republic of Kazakhstan
The Republic of Kazakhstan is located in the center of the Eurasian continent – it’s a country with a rich history and astonishing natural variety. Over the ages it has linked two worlds, Asia and Europe, and Kazakhstan remains a unique combination of western technology and eastern refinement. That can be seen first and foremost in the architecture of Astana, the republic’s capital. Astonishing nature and the ancient culture of Kazakhstan attracts travelers with its mysteries and riddles. Learn more in a new film by RTG about the Republic of Kazakhstan.
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