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Maxim Syrnikov — historian of Russian cuisine
Maksim Syrnikov is used to getting work offers he just can’t refuse from the most popular restaurants in Moscow, St. Petersburg and other large cities. After all, he seems to know all of the tricks and secrets to Russian cuisine and has travelled thousands of kilometres in search of old, forgotten recipes. He has gone smelt fishing near Vologda and conserved apples in the province of Vladimir. Maksim Syrnikov is a man of many trades — he is a historian, a chef, a traveller and a writer. His tasty last name, Syrnikov, is the Russian word for a type of cheese pancake and is really his last name and not a pseudonym. During the reign of Peter the Great, his family founded a cheese factory in Tver, giving them their last name. Syrnikov however inherited a lot from his ancestors, not just their surname. He also shares their love and interest for delicious Russian food.
Snail Farm in Primorsko-Akhtarsk
They were used in food in Ancient Rome, there's more protein in them than in a chicken egg and they are a big problem gardeners. These are HELIX ASPERSA MAXIMA, or garden snails, and they are cultivated on one farm in southern Russia. These mollusks don't like high temperatures and prefer to spend most of the day in the shade, which the farmers themselves have created for them. Gastropods in general tend to be more active at night; therefore the farmers feed them closer to the evening. RTG TV host Denis Golovko found out what grape snails eat, how they reproduce and how fast grown gastropods can move.
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Snail Farm in Primorsko-Akhtarsk
Living Steel. Steam Engines
The starting point for Russian steam engine building came in 1833. The Cherepanov father and son team, self-taught inventors, created … “a land steamer that moves along iron wheel lines.” That’s what they called the first machine, which was used to carry ore at Ural factory. It could shift three tons of cargo at a speed of 16 kilometers per hour. “It is absolutely clear that fast motion would lead to brain illnesses among passengers,” doctors wrote in 1837. A half century would pass, however, and people wouldn’t be able to imagine life without railways. How Russian steam engines were created, and the role they’ve played in the history of the country, in a film by RTG.
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