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The View From Up On High. Legends of the Russian North
The Russian North is a term used to describe the lands in the north of the European part of Russia. It’s a historical and cultural, rather than geographical, designation, however. A cold climate, a territory that’s far from the state centers, a land that avoided the Tartar-Mongol Yoke and serfdom – all of this created a unique community of people, bold and freedom-loving. The nature here is so beautiful that the native inhabitants of these lands believed that everything surrounding them was animated with spirits. The mountains became shrines. The pines were idols. The forests, rivers and waterfalls were homes to mythological creatures. The poetry of this northern region to this day lives on in the ancient Karelian and Finnish runes and in Russian
Fishing for mikizha in Kamchatka
Kamchatkan trout is one of the species of salmon found on the Kamchatka Peninsula. This type of rainbow trout can reach up to a metre in length and tends to prefer the deepest parts of the river. There it is easier for the fish to stalk its prey as it is pushed along by the river current. It is exactly here that fishermen keep their eyes peeled for this scaled predator. One such man is Dmitry Drozdov, a fly fishing instructor. He and his colleagues travelled 12,000 kilometres, from Moscow to Kamchatka, for this fishing trip. In this Russian Travel Guide programme we will witness the peninsula’s rich natural beauty and discover the fine art of fishing in a river environment.
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Fishing for mikizha in Kamchatka
Tour of Vzmorie in Kaliningrad
On the South-Eastern coast of the Baltic Sea we can find two freshwater bays, fresh, healing air, a diverse landscape and a moderate climate. These attractive features make the resorts in Kaliningrad Oblast an appealing destination for those looking to both have a rest and recover their health with tourists flocking to the coastal cities of Svetlogorsk, Zelenogradsk and Yantarny year-round. The streets of these towns are characterised by incredible numbers of old buildings topped with towers and cupolas, weathervanes and red, tile roofs. As one might expect, many of these constructions hold the status of architectural monuments. Each building has been carefully integrated into the area’s natural landscape with buildings located fairly far from each other and separated by green areas. This makes the area a pleasant one in which to take a stroll, especially during the...
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