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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.
Bird stories
The lives of wild animals are filled with events and activities hidden from most of the world. Only by carefully and attentively observing them can people begin to comprehend and explain some of their curious behaviour and the secrets of their everyday lives. The Russian Travel Guide set off for the Kandalaksha Nature Reserve with a biologist to take an eye-opening trip around the islands of the White Sea. Specially-built shelters, equipment and experiments are all things that help us to better understand the private lives of birds. If you are a careful and grateful observer, many secrets of the natural world will reveal themselves to you right before your eyes.
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Bird stories
Parachuting — pearls of Russia
These graceful and flexible swallows of the heavens — also known as female parachutists — cannot imagine their lives without the skies. The “Pearls of Russia” are the country’s best athletes and they spend months and months training in order to achieve new world records in 102 way (skydiving). These athletes make up part of a big, friendly sky family whose members are all working toward a common goal — realising the dream of their fearless captain, Irina Sinitsinaya, who was tragically killed while trying to set a record in California. Full of energy, these tireless women soar high in the sky like bright stars in order to reach their dreams.
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