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The View From Up On High: Nature in the Altai Highlands

The Altai Mountains are famous for dozens of remarkable sacred sites. Each one exudes its own magnetic beauty. It calms you. Protects you from the hustle and bustle of modern life. It gives you the gifts of strength and inspiration. The word altai is from Old Turkic, meaning “golden mountains”. And the mountains are what pulls people here. But to see them up close and personal, you must first brave the steppe and taiga, rockslides and waterfalls. Over thousands of years, numerous ancient ethnicities and cultures have come and gone in the Altai. Here, the movement of peoples reached a high point during what is known as the Migration Period. And the majestic mountains silently watched it all, like giants in a fairytale standing in the blue of the sky. Learn about the natural world of the Altai Highlands, a place where you can still feel like a trailblazer, on RTG TV.

One day on board the Ivan Kruzenstern ice-breaker

They say that sailors live a double life — one at sea, and the other on dry land. What is the daily working life of a sailor really like? What are the cares and thoughts of the crew of a modest port ice-breaker, amidst teh cold ice and in the long winter nights? How does an ice-breaker force a path where other ships would get stuck? Host Alexander Uvarov, in search of romance and adventure, goes to sea in order to scrub the decks and take his turn at the helm, to learn about sailing in ice conditions and to get know about the practicalities of life at sea. Pull up the anchor!! The Ivan Kruzenshtern Ice-breaker is setting off another voyage with a new sailor on board!