Russian Travel Guide

Journey to the Solovetsky Islands

Hundreds and thousands of years ago, people set out on dangerous journeys in very simple ships and boats in order to get to the «holy» Solovetsky Islands in Northern Russia’s White Sea. Nowadays, these islands are much easier and safer to reach and are a bit of a tourist magnet. This holy destination in the middle of the sea is home to a monastery, a fortress, ancient artifacts and modern museums. Here you can also find isolated sketes, as well as manmade and natural miracles. A week is not enough time to visit all of the impressive sites these islands have to offer. Nevertheless, even a short trip to this secluded place is worth it and will leave an ever-lasting impression on all those that visit.

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Folk crafts of Ingushetia

Ingushetia, a region in southern Russia's Caucasus, is known for its rocky mountains and the ice-cold streams and rivers that rush through them. However the area's natural beauty is not the only thing known to charm travellers — its customs and folk crafts do this as well. The memory of their ancestors is something incredibly important to the Ingush people. For this reason they work hard to preserve traditions and on no rare occasion can guests catch sight of rich folk costumes, architectural monuments from the Middle Ages and people proudly performing folk dances that represent their small, culturally abundant native land. The republic however is not known solely for its traditions and ancestral memory — it is also the birthplace of leading technologies used around the world, for example, in the industrial processing of fish skin.