One of the most authentic tourist experiences in Siberia is to visit a Reindeer-Herder festival – every region has its own festival in late March / early April to celebrate the long-awaited arrival of spring with reindeer races and cultural activities.
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Many of the toughest ‘Ice Roads’ in Siberia are in fact busy transportation routes used to supply extremely remote mines and oil and gas fields.
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The so-called ‘Pole of Cold’ in Russia’s Yakutia is officially the coldest inhabited place on Earth.
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Often cited as Russia’s cultural capital, St. Petersburg was initially established with the intention of creating a city comparable to the cultural powerhouses of Western Europe.
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German occupation of Crimea provided the Soviet leadership with justification for accusing the entire Crimean Tatar population of being Nazi collaborators.
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