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The Farm of The Valaam Monastery
The chronicles don't tell us when the first cows appeared on the island of Valaam. We do know when the monastery's farm was built, however - 1881. Today, instead of kerosene lamps there is electricity, and the cows are milked by machines, rather than by hand. Prayers can be heard in the sheds, playing through loud speakers. Only one thing hasn't changed - the cows are cleaned, fed and milked by the monks and novices of the Valaam Monastery. In the 21st century, a cheesemaker also appeared here. How the Valaam Monastery's farm operates, in a film by RTG TV.
The nature of Karelia. The Kivach
The Kivach Nature Reserve, also called "mini Karelia," is relatively small — about 11,000 hectares overall of untouched, primitive nature with many species of flora, fauna and geology that can be found throughout the region. It is, however the reserve's impressive waterfall — which travellers have been visiting for 300 years — which has brought it the most fame. One of the first mentions of the waterfall is from the mid-16th century, although Kivach's history as a centre of ecological tourism did not begin until the 18th century with the visit of famous Russian poet Gavrila Derzhavin. He described the waterfall's beauty in his poetry, helping to spread recognition of this place all over Russia. Join RTG host Evgenia Altfeld and discover what natural treasures can be found in the Karelian nature reserve in the 21st century.
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The nature of Karelia. The Kivach
Snail Farm in Primorsko-Akhtarsk
They were used in food in Ancient Rome, there's more protein in them than in a chicken egg and they are a big problem gardeners. These are HELIX ASPERSA MAXIMA, or garden snails, and they are cultivated on one farm in southern Russia. These mollusks don't like high temperatures and prefer to spend most of the day in the shade, which the farmers themselves have created for them. Gastropods in general tend to be more active at night; therefore the farmers feed them closer to the evening. RTG TV host Denis Golovko found out what grape snails eat, how they reproduce and how fast grown gastropods can move.
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