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Traditional Cuisine of Deerherders
Reindeer have always been considered one of nature’s greatest gifts to the Nenets, Khanty and Mansi peoples. These animals are used in many parts of their daily life. They use their hides to make clothes and build places to live, as well as use the creatures as a means of personal transport and to move heavy loads. These indigenous peoples make one of the main tools they use in reindeer breeding and herding, the «arkan», a type of lasso, by braiding together strips of deer hide. They carve knife handles, along with other household items, out of the antlers and use their tendons as a type of durable thread used to make snares and nets. In the olden days, parents even made toys for their children out of reindeer antlers. The animals’ meat and blood also play a primary role in these people’s traditional cuisine. RTG TV host Nadezhda Lebedeva travelled to Andreyevsky Lake, located 25 kilomet...
Summer Fishing for Asp in the Lower Reaches of the Volga
Asp is a trophy fish that many people have heard of only from books or stories others have told them. This river predator hunts other fish using its own tail as a weapon. The asp, which is almost impossible to catch itself, is known for leading fishermen on chases that last for hours. They are notorious for splashing around near the fishing pole, but never actually taking the bait. Fishermen have the best chance of trapping this tricky creature in the spring and autumn. Lucky for those that live in Astrakhan Oblast, there is a spot where people can catch asp even in the summertime. The small village of Revin Khutor is located in the lower reaches of the Volga and is home to only 30 people. It is in this area that those after the river predator seem to have the best luck – even out of season. The secret to nabbing this elusive fish is knowing exactly what creeks to look in for ...
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Summer Fishing for Asp in the Lower Reaches of the Volga
The bastion of emperor Paul
Russian Emperor Paul the First was so fascinated by the period of knights and the Middle Ages that he had a real castle built for himself – called BEP (the Bastion of Emperor Paul) — complete with a moat, drawbridges, narrow windows and high towers. Centuries later the historical building, located just outside of St. Petersburg in the suburb of Pavlovsk, has become a design hotel. The castle’s rooms in which the Emperor himself once stayed have become elegant apartments. The hotel has about two dozen rooms, each which is unique in its own way with the décor lending to an atmosphere of the gloomy yet romantic period the Paul loved so much without imitating its style. RTG TV presenter Evgenia Altfeld set off to learn about the artists who helped create this historic design hotel and discovered just why the Emperor insisted there be secret staircases as well as the explanation behind the na...
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