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St. Petersburg's historic addresses. Part two
In St. Petersburg there are many institutions which, after hundreds of years, are still working in their original field. Just as it did 200 years ago, the Literary Café on Nevsky Prospect continues to attract poetry lovers. At the beginning of the 19th century, this café was the well-known Wolf and Beranger Confectionery and a favourite place of great Russian poet Alexander Pushkin. It was at this very confectionary that Pushkin spent his final moments before his fatal duel with Georges-Charles de Heeckeren d'Anthès. The Eliseyev Emporium is another place with a long history and it continues to sell sweets and other exotic delicacies. You can still buy live leeches at Doctor Pel and Sons’ Chemist’s Shoppe and the doors of the luxurious Astoria Hotel, a historical place known for its many famous guests, are still open. It is now one of the most prestigious hotels in Russia. ...
Catching silver salmon in Kamchatka's rivers
Kamchatka is the only place on the planet where all six species of Pacific salmon lay their eggs. Fishing in this area is incredibly unique and sometimes just as dangerous. There are more than 14,000 rivers and streams on the peninsula and for the majority of fishermen, getting the chance to fish in Kamchatka would mean fulfilling one of life’s greatest dreams. Here you can catch a wide variety of fish including chinook salmon, chum salmon, sockeye salmon, pink salmon, rainbow trout, white-spotted char and char and the place is absolute paradise for those who love to go salmon fly-fishing. RTG TV adventure-seeker, traveller and fisherman Dmitry Drozdov set off to Russia’s Far East to catch char off of the Kamchatkan coast.
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Catching silver salmon in Kamchatka's rivers
The Sablinsky caves
Waterfalls, caves, canyons and prehistoric animal remains may seem like foreign and inaccessible things to many city dwellers, but believe it or not, all of them can be found right in Leningrad Oblast! Here there are many incredibly beautiful places and sites of great natural and scientific value that have inspired writers and helped scientists to better understand the Earth and its natural order. Join host Alexander Uvarov on a fascinating journey through the Sablinsk Natural Sanctuary and discover the many wonders it has to offer!
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