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Krasnaya Polyana ski resort
Sochi is one of Russia’s most famous resort cities and a top destination for many tourists looking to spend a relaxing beach holiday splashing around in the Black Sea. In winter however, the tourists don’t disappear as this is prime skiing season at the Krasnaya Polyana resorts, located only an hour from the Sochi airport. RTG TV presenter Nadezhda Lebedeva paid a visit to the famous ski area to hit the slopes on her snowboard, travel through the mountains and check out the new Rosa Khutor Alpine Resort.
Catching Predatory Fish on the Volga River
Residents of Astrakhan say that those that have ever gone fishing in the Volga River will be hooked and definitely come back. It is no surprise that they think like this. In just one day in the lower rivers of the Volga people catch not only a lot of fish, but a lot of different types of them. With no trouble at all fishermen catch perch, feel how pike perch fight back against the line and struggle against the mighty northern pike. And all of this just in one fishing trip! While fishing on a river boat people can gather quite the collection of trophies from the Volga – pike perch, northern perch and catfish. Catching these fish doesn’t have to require too much effort either if you try trolling. The Volga River, the largest river in Europe, is so big that creatures that do not normally live in the same environments find themselves living side by side, making the fishing all the more rew...
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Catching Predatory Fish on the Volga River
Biologist Nadezhda Dorofeyeva
Nadezhda Dorofeyeva is a biologist by profession, however her fascination and exploration of the surrounding world has been more like a way of life since she was just a child. Nadezhda works at The Sechenov Institute of Evolutionary Physiology and Biochemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences where she explores the impact certain substances have on cells. In addition to her work, she also loves ornithology, photography and videography. Even though she lives in a big city, there are still some areas of wildlife nearby. From time to time this adventurous biologist sets off on expeditions to these small nature reserves to study and film the birds that call these places home.
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