Russian Travel Guide

Rock Mysteries of the Malaya Laba River

Judging by the abundance of stone monuments found in the Caucasus Mountains, many scholars believe that over time a number of important routes have passed through the territory, leaving their mark on the world’s history. RTG TV host Nadezhda Lebedeva journeyed along one of these many early caravan routes. During her trip she came upon many structures left by peoples that resettled in the area over time. Such structures include: Tombs and houses built by Atlanteans - the people that lived on the sunken island of Atlantis – and petroglyphs – drawings done on stone by prehistoric peoples.

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Cossack Lunch in Medvedovskaya Village

Two-hundred years ago Tsarina Catherine II granted the land in southern Russia to the Cossacks. In day to day life, these people were faced with one difficult task – defending the State’s Azov-Black Sea borders. To this very day, the traditions of the Kuban Cossacks are kept in these Krasnodar villages. During his journey around the south of Russia, RTG TV host Stanislav Salnikov learned how to prepare Cossack-style carp, got the recipe for makovnik (a sweet poppy seed cake) and found out what zavivanets is. He then tried all of these dishes in a traditional Cossack house, a structure that helps illustrate perfectly how Cossacks lived on these lands 200 years ago.