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THE ART OF LACEMAKING. VOLOGDA'S SNOWY PATTERNS
In the beginning was the word. Kruzhevo, the word for lace in Russian, is related to the word okruzhat’, or encircle, and was originally applied to any ornamentation decorating the hems or sides of a garment. It did not have to include an airy concatenation of thread. Some styles of embroidery, ornamental trimming, gems, and pearls were previously also called kruzhevo. It was not until the 17th century, in conjunction with the fashion for lace collars and cuffs, that the word kruzhevo came to refer to the specific decorative style we now know as lace. There are to this day many centers of lacemaking in Russia, each with its own history and style. But Vologda stands out, and is probably the most famous of all such locales. Lacemaking is a signature craft in this northern town. Vologda’s lace covers the city in a delicate gauze, clothing it in snowy-soft beauty all year round.
Folk crafts of Ingushetia
Ingushetia, a region in southern Russia's Caucasus, is known for its rocky mountains and the ice-cold streams and rivers that rush through them. However the area's natural beauty is not the only thing known to charm travellers — its customs and folk crafts do this as well. The memory of their ancestors is something incredibly important to the Ingush people. For this reason they work hard to preserve traditions and on no rare occasion can guests catch sight of rich folk costumes, architectural monuments from the Middle Ages and people proudly performing folk dances that represent their small, culturally abundant native land. The republic however is not known solely for its traditions and ancestral memory — it is also the birthplace of leading technologies used around the world, for example, in the industrial processing of fish skin.
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Folk crafts of Ingushetia
Birds of the South-West of Siberia
The lake district that has formed in southern part of Tyumen Oblast between the Ishim and Tobol Rivers serves as the perfect habitat for the many species of birds that live there. The Tobol-Ishim interfluve is located along one of the most popular routes that migrating birds travel, and each summer many geese, ducks and gannets nest here. Dozens of other seabirds do the same, including the Dalmatian Pelican, a feathered inhabitant from further north in Western Siberia.
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