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Commercial fishing for whitefish on lake Ladoga
The history of Northwest Russia is closely connected to Lake Ladoga - starting in the 9th century, Lake Ladoga served as the water trade route “from the Varangians to the Greeks.” Nowadays the largest lake in Europe is one of the greatest sources of fish in Northwest Russia - more than 53 species of fish can be found here. Many of them are commercial fish such as perch, pike perch and whitefish, and fishermen catch them year-round. The month of June on Lake Ladoga is European cisco fishing season. About every three days throughout the whole month dozens of fishing boats set out on the hunt for this tasty fish. One such ship invited RTG TV host Igor Vukolov on board so that he could take part in the quest for this Ladoga delicacy.
A View from On High. The Church Architecture of Ancient Rus
A church is like a model of a perfectly harmonious, resplendent world. And those who built them tried to inspire all visitors to sense the presence of God in it. Russia’s earliest stone churches were created by Byzantine architects in the 10th and 11th centuries. They were followed by many more, designed by Russian architects who interpreted the Byzantine canons in their own way. The exterior appearance of churches is strongly influenced by political and economic changes in society. Novgorod offers a good example of this. As soon as Novgorod completed its transition from a principality to a democratically ruled republic, its majestic cathedrals gave way to small single-dome churches built by merchant communities and neighbourhood residents. Studying the story of church architecture is akin to reading the pages of a book on Russian history. During precarious historic events, suc...
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A View from On High. The Church Architecture of Ancient Rus
UTair — the hub principle
The airline company UTair Aviation is one of the leaders in Russian air transportation services. The company’s clever slogan, «UTnoye nebo» translates to mean «a cosy sky». To them this means quite a lot: safety, comfort, high-quality service throughout the entire flight and attentive, respectful care for each and every passenger. RTG TV’s new film «The Hub Principle» features the air company’s largest connection hotspot at Moscow’s Vnukovo Airport and also documents an unusual experiment in which our very own Igor Maximenko got to take part.
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