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Commercial Fishing for Chir Broad Whitefish on the Ob
Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug is located in the heart of Northern Russia. It stretches from the cold waters of the Arctic Ocean to the eastern cliffs of the Ural Ridge. The Yamal Peninsula and the adjacent territory are rich in Russian oil and gas, but that’s not all. The area’s many bodies of water are full of highly-valued species of fish. Russian Travel Guide host Igor Maximenko set out in a fishing boat on the Ob River to try his hand at catching whitefish, a species in the salmon family. What does the phrase free floating mean? What is a dan buoy? Learn the answers to these questions as well as how various fishing boats differ from each other in RTG TV’s new programme.
Places of worship of the Donskoi monastery
The cathedrals of the Donskoy Monastery are home to the richest collection of religious relics connected to some of the most significant events in Russian history. From the moment of its foundation, a copy of the Our Lady of Kazan icon, which aided the Russian army in its victory over the Tatars, has been kept in the monastery’s main cathedral. The necropolis of the royal Bagrationi dynasty is also located in the cathedral’s basement. The monastery’s Maly Cathedral is fascinating for its own reason — it is here in 1992 that once-believed lost relics of St. Tikhon, Patriarch of Russia, were found.
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Places of worship of the Donskoi monastery
Cycling in South Russia
Bike riding is a popular choice for people to spend their free time in a healthy and active way. Southern Russia is known for its numerous bike trails that suit all types of cyclists: From tourists that have nowhere to rush to professionals in training. Denis Golovko investigated several types of cycling: Extreme downhill cycling in the Caucasian Foothills, highway racing in the steppes and BMX trick riding, which he tried himself. This RTG TV host found out how a mountain biking trail is laid out, took a weekend bike-riding tour of the Lagonack highland and completed his cycling adventure with a relaxing stroll around the streets of Krasnodar, the region’s central city.
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