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The View from Up On High. River Caravans. The Volkhov River
For eight thousand years the Volkhov River has carried its waters from south to north – from Lake Ilmen to Lake Ladoga. The Volkhov was part of the most critical international trade routes for many centuries, and was also the main transportation artery for the swathes of land on either side. Over that span of time, hundreds of thousands of ships of all kinds – dignified merchant vessels, rickety fishing boats, fancy white steamships, working motorboats – sailed along its waters. It has also been the scene of battles for territory and the souls of believers, but at the same time provided an opportunity to maintain commercial ties. The people the river connected learned to solve their problems amicably and be good neighbors. And it was here, on the banks of the Volkhov River, that the Russian state was born.
The lighthouses of the Leningrad oblast
To a sailor the lighthouse is a symbol of hope – a sanctuary at sea. In Leningradskaya Oblast the guiding light of these towering structures has been illuminating the waters for more than 300 years, saving human lives on a daily basis. Each one of these lighthouses is unique in its own way and has its own story, which is not always merely connected to the sea and its ships. Nowadays however, with new navigation technology, do we really need these lighthouses and do lighthouse keepers even still exist? RTG TV presenter Alexander Uvarov discovered the answers to these questions and more while on a fascinating water adventure to the lighthouses of Lake Ladoga and the Finnish Gulf.
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The lighthouses of the Leningrad oblast
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.
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