Mystery Khanty Of Siberia
Today there are around 22,500 Khanty living in Siberia. Most Khanty people live in the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug in Western Siberia. Until the 1930s, the Khanty were called Ostiak. The translation of the word “Khanty” from the native language means “Man”. Khanty have always been excellent hunters. Children were always the ultimate value in Khanty [...]
Novosibirsk – The Third Capital of Russia
Founded in 1893 Novosibirsk is the third largest city in Russia, after Moscow and Saint Petersburg, and the largest city of Siberia. Novosibirsk means “New Siberian city” Novosibirsk obliges its birth to the construction of the Trans-Siberian railroad. The railway demanded in 1893 a bridge across the Ob river and the town was established next to the bridge. Novonikolaevsk [...]
SiBEARia
One of the most amazing and widespread myths about Siberia is that bears frequently walk the city streets. Of course this is only a myth but its occurrence is not accidental. The bear is a very important symbol and a big part of Siberian culture. Historically, in the view of East Slavic People or “Slavs” [...]
Riches of the Far East
The Far East is the largest part of the Siberian region. People can confuse the Russian “Far East” with the bigger area that includes several Asian countries. In regard to Siberian geography, the Far East is only the portions of the Russian territory. The Far East is divided into two sub districts based on their [...]
Khanty-Mansiysk – The Mountain Skiing Centre
Khanty-Mansiysk is the city located in the central part of Western Siberia on the bank of the Irtysh River. It is a small town with an area of 534,8 thousand sq. km surrounded by coniferous wood. The population is just above 1500 people. The history of the city began in 1930 as a working settlement. [...]
Surprising Facts about Siberia
Photo courtesy of Alexandr Kuzovkov Think you know all about Siberia? The following facts might surprise you… Siberia makes up 75% of the Russian Federations territory, approximately 9,653 square kilometers or 3,727 square miles. That’s almost the same size as Canada and 1.5 times bigger than Europe! There are three distinct regions in Siberia: Western [...]
Siberian Tiger
The Siberian Tiger is endangered and almost extinct. There are only (estimated) three hundred sixty to four hundred six in the wild; four hundred ninety are held in zoo conservation programs. Siberian Tigers live in eastern Russia and some are found in north eastern China and north Korea. Even though there have been many wars, [...]
The Blue Eye of Siberia or Siberian Perl
Lake Baikal – the most outstanding lake on earth is known as the Blue Eye of Siberia, and also carried the name Siberian Perl among Russians. The lake is located in the southern region of Eastern Siberia. Lake Baikal is 636 km (395 ml) long with a maximum width of 81 km (50ml) at its [...]
Bronze Age Complex in Altai
The end of the archeological season was crowned with a unique find: archeologists discovered a unique monument of the Bronze Age between the settlements of Bely Bom and Chibit at the junction of Ongudai and Ulagan Regions of Altai Republic. The find is a complex made up of a huge cup-shaped rock, stone settings and [...]
The Siberian Beauty – Yevgenia Lapova
“If the best is attainable, then good is not enough” Evgenia Lapova On Saturday, October 24 the title of “Beauty of Russia” (“Krasa Rossii”) was won by the 23-year-old elite model from the Siberian city of Novosibirsk. Evgenia Lapova has been recognized as a queen of beauty among 68 beautiful Russian girls from almost all [...]
