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Golden Sands of Anapa
The Anapa spit barrier, a sandy ridge on the Black Sea coast of the Caucasus, nowadays is a 50-kilometre resort area stretching from the city of Anapa to the Taman Peninsula. It is home to many shallow-watered local beaches and dunes that, in the eyes of those that see them, seem to transform into mountains of gold on hot days. RTG TV host Andrey Ivanov got to learn how the sandy spit was formed, where the best places to find fine quartz are and why the world’s rarest birds choose the area as their nesting grounds. Take a journey through this fascinating land of sands that you won’t want to leave.
Fishing on Kilpola Island
Since ancient times the shores of Lake Ladoga, Europe’s largest lake, have been inhabited by people who have always treasured and worked to preserve their unique traditions and customs. These are lands full of ancient legends where, for centuries, local people have lived their daily lives among the beauty of untouched northern nature. The Northern Ladoga area possesses a unique charm with the relaxed majesty of Karelia’s nature being felt with the breaking of each wave on the island’s rocky shore. Igor Maximenko travelled to the island of Kilpola in the north-western part of Lake Ladoga where he tried his luck fishing and got to know some of the local culinary traditions.
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Fishing on Kilpola Island
The City of Yuryevets
The history of Yuryevets on the Volga River has its fair share of legends and mysteries, and it all began with a dream: In 1225 Yury II of Vladimir dreamt that he and his troops were sailing down the Volga, where they decided to stop for the night on the bank of the river - opposite the place where the town of Yuryevets would one day be located. In the dream the prince’s patron saint, Saint George the Victorious, appeared and showed him the place where he was to build a fortress. The next morning, Yury II of Vladimir set out across the river to the place that Saint George had indicated. There he found an icon of his patron saint and decided to build a city, founding Yuryevets in 1225.
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