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Traditions of the Karachay-Cherkess Republic
The Republic of Karachaevo-Cherkessia is located in southern Russia in the picturesque foothills of the Caucuses Mountains. In the 18th and the beginning of the 19th centuries people from central and southern Russia began settling in the area. Nowadays about 80 different nationalities of people live in the republic. The four main indigenous groups are the Karachais, Circassians, Abazins and Nogais. These peoples strive to preserve their culture, passing down their traditions from generation to generation. Having lived in the area for more than a century without conflict, these nations are now in the process of cultural assimilation. They are careful however, to still retain the character and originality of their own people. RTG TV host Evgenia Altfeld travelled to the Republic of Karachaevo-Cherkessia where she got a taste of the area’s rich culture. She attended a Cherkessk celebration ...
Voyage across the Bering strait
Two Russian athletes have managed to achieve that which many could only dream of. On July 1, 2011, Evgeny Novozheyev and Konstantin Aksenov were the first people in the world to ever to kite surf across the most dangerous section of water between Eurasia and North America, The Bering Strait. The two athletes braved the ice-cold waters and risked their lives as they spent seven straight hours kite surfing a total of 175 kilometres and accomplished something many believed impossible.
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Voyage across the Bering strait
Easter in the Valaam monastery
Christians all over the world look forward to Easter, however for Orthodox Christians, it is the most important holiday of the year. On the day before Easter, crowds of pilgrims take this opportunity to visit the Valaam Monastery in Karelia - albeit weather-permitting; some years Lake Ladoga, Europe’s largest lake, is still frozen come mid-spring, preventing visitors from reaching the island on which the monastery is located. However, during the years when the ice does melt, these pilgrims have the chance to take part in a beautiful and joyous Easter celebration inside the walls of the secluded monastery.
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