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Russia the Beautiful

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Western Caucasus mountains: pointed peaks, powerful waterfalls, deep caves....

Among mountainous regions of Europe and Western Asia the western part of the Greater Caucasus is unequalled in flora and fauna diversity and the state of their conservation. This is an area inhabited by many threatened, rare, endemic and relict plant and animal species. It is only here that the
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Komi: the biggest virgin forest in Europe

  The biggest and almost intact natural area is located in Komi Republic. Territory is acknowledged as the only place in Europe with primevalness of wild nature. Komi virgin forests are in the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites (read about UNESCO sites in Russia here). Photo: Greenpeace The
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Kazan: curious architectural cocktail

Kazan is the capital of the republic of Tatarstan and is a beautiful and interesting city. It is home to the Tatars - descendants of a nomadic Turkic tribe and part of the Golden Hoarde that wreaked havoc across Russia in the middle ages. Photo by fencer_dv You will see bilingual street signs and
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Uvs Nuur Basin: vast steppes and picturesque lakes

In the Republic of Tuva in Russian Federation there is a natural park called Uvs Nuur Basin (named after saline Uvs lake in Mongolia), which is in the UNESCO World Heritage Sites list for its unique ecosystem and great number of unstudied archeological artefacts especially its burial mounds, rock
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10 Places you would never believe were in Russia

From the sandy beaches of the Far East, to Swiss-like villages lost in the middle of South Siberia, to German villages on the Baltic Sea coast – it is all still Russia. Tibet? This monastery is situated 100km (62 miles) from Lake Baikal, not far from the City of Ulan-Ude in the Republic of
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