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The Zoological museum of the Russian Academy of science

It was in 1714 in St. Petersburg that Emperor Peter the Great founded Kunstkamera - the “cabinet of curiosities.” In 1831 it was decided to divide up this strange collection among seven separate museums as Kunstkamera could no longer accommodate all of the many artifacts it had acquired over the years. A year later in 1832, in the very centre of St. Petersburg on the Spit of Vasilyevsky Island, The Zoological Museum of the Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences opened its doors to visitors. Its impressive collection includes amazing animals that have been collected from almost all of the Earth’s continents and also includes traces of extinct, prehistoric fauna and animals shrouded in tales and legends. The museum’s collection serves as a record of what man knows about the environment. Here each artifact carries with it millions of years of evolution and the hard wor...

Journey to Fisht mountain

Mountains, rushing rivers, deep ravines, sunny valleys and forests that are hundreds of years old are all part of the natural treasures that can be found in the mountainous regions of Krasnodar Krai. These places are home to dozens of touristic routes and those that love more adventurous and active holidays can easily find activities that strike their fancy – from white-water rafting to rock climbing and canyoning. The snow-covered peeks of the Fisht-Oshtenovsky Mountains stand almost 3,000 metres above sea-level and are a perfect destination for adventure-seeking travellers. It is said that from about 1,500 metres above sea-level on the western slope of Mount Fisht you can see a waterfall that originates at the Pshekha River. Will RTG TV host Olga Degtyareva be able to spot it? Watch and find out!

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