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Karachay Horses
People say that Karachay horses are the best breed of climbers. It is on these creatures that people have accomplished several ascents of Europe’s highest peak – Mount Elbrus. Karachay recognised these horses as an independent breed in 1927 when they were introduced into the State Pedigree Book of Mountain Horses. Since that time the breed and its purity has been threatened in many ways. Karachay horses however, have managed to overcome these threats, maintaining a high level of endurance and quality in their work – something unique to them. These horses live in open fields all year round and in summer they climb to heights of up to 3,000 metres above sea level in search of food. RTG TV host Olga Degtyareva got to witness the proud nature of these mountain horses in this new programme.
Fishing on the Yeysk Spit
The city of Yeysk is located on a promontory that juts out 3 kilometers into the Sea of Azov. On one side of this spit lies the Taganrog Bay, on the other is the Yeysk estuary of the Sea of Azov. Here you’ll find seashell islands, where seagulls, cormorants and heron. And from the shore, fish hybrids are caught. RTG TV host Denis Golovko goes in search of the pelengas and buffalo fish, and discovers the local specifics in the tackle and tricks of the trade that bring success when fishing in the shallow waters of the Sea of Azov.
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Fishing on the Yeysk Spit
Russian Rice
It is a well-known fact that rice has played an important role in people’s diets for thousands of years. This cereal grain was brought to Russia from Persia and was initially called «Saracenic millet». Russia began growing its own rice only in the 16th century. The country’s first attempts at harvesting the grain were carried out in the lower reaches of the Volga River and in the Kuban River wetlands. At the beginning of the 20th century, the Soviet government made the decision to bring rice cultivation to an industrial scale. As a result, in 1931 the Soviet Union’s only Institute for the Scientific Research of Rice was opened near the city of Krasnodar. In order for the institution to conduct its first projects, 2,000 types of grain from all over the world were brought to the institute. Russian scientists gradually developed their own varieties of rice that could adapt to the local s...
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