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Book Publisher Alexei Zakharenkov
Through reading books and immersing oneself in invisible lands created by the rich imaginations of talented authors, a person can live many lives, get to know unusual characters and even fall in love with some of them. But in addition to the magic written on the pages, these books possess another enchanting spell: The colourful illustrations, exquisite fonts and the unique smell of paper and ink. Alexey Zaherenkov is the founder of a St. Petersburg publishing house famous among bibliophiles and collectors of rare books. He is a firm believer in the fact that everything about a book should be perfect: Its cover, illustrations and content.
The Farm of The Valaam Monastery
The chronicles don't tell us when the first cows appeared on the island of Valaam. We do know when the monastery's farm was built, however - 1881. Today, instead of kerosene lamps there is electricity, and the cows are milked by machines, rather than by hand. Prayers can be heard in the sheds, playing through loud speakers. Only one thing hasn't changed - the cows are cleaned, fed and milked by the monks and novices of the Valaam Monastery. In the 21st century, a cheesemaker also appeared here. How the Valaam Monastery's farm operates, in a film by RTG TV.
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The Farm of The Valaam Monastery
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Northern Russia is home to a bird known all over the world for its insulating feathers - the eider. It is eider down that people living in extreme northern temperatures used to use in order to keep warm and survive. Unfortunately, mankind did not appreciate just how important this natural gift was, and hunted them almost until the point of extinction. It was only at the beginning of the last century that the Kandalaksha Nature Reserve - a reserve dedicated to saving the common eider - opened on the White Sea. Despite its relatively simple name, the eider really is quite an amazing bird. Have you ever seen how male eiders try to steal each others' mates? Do you know how these ducks protect themselves from dangerous predators, and would you ever have guessed that these birds even have their own type of ducky kindergarten?! Join us on a journey to islands in the White Sea where we will imm...
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