Russian Travel Guide

Kamchatka. A Magical Attraction

Nature’s bounty in the land of Kamchatka is simply astounding, full of contrasts and paradoxes, colors and landscapes. It is fickle. It is prized for its boundlessness. For the sensation of flying you get when visiting. For the chance to lose track of time. To forget about minutes, hours, and centuries. To see the planet as it was before humans existed. Kamchatka is eternally mysterious. Always different. One locale seems to transport you to Mars, while another takes you to the Alps. And on this breath-taking peninsula lives one of the largest natural populations of the brown bear. The romance of untrod paths beckons: paths through mountains, tundra, and even the sea. Everywhere here has its own special microclimate. Learn about Kamchatka, a place that calls to you again and again, on RTG’s Kamchatka, A Magical Attraction.

Коллекция Russian Travel Guide. Животные. Камчатка

The City of Yuryevets

The history of Yuryevets on the Volga River has its fair share of legends and mysteries, and it all began with a dream: In 1225 Yury II of Vladimir dreamt that he and his troops were sailing down the Volga, where they decided to stop for the night on the bank of the river - opposite the place where the town of Yuryevets would one day be located. In the dream the prince’s patron saint, Saint George the Victorious, appeared and showed him the place where he was to build a fortress. The next morning, Yury II of Vladimir set out across the river to the place that Saint George had indicated. There he found an icon of his patron saint and decided to build a city, founding Yuryevets in 1225.