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. [...]
Baby Woolly Mammoth Lyuba is Coming to Chicago
Almost perfectly preserved baby woolly mammoth Lyuba will make its U.S. debut next spring at the Field Museum as part of a “Mammoths and Mastodons” exhibit. Exhibit scheduled to run from March to September. Lyuba will be encased in glass that will afford viewers a 360-degree look. About Lyuba Lyuba is a female woolly mammoth which died 40,000 [...]
Other Stories of Frosen Mammoths
In 1977, the well-preserved carcass of a 7- to 8-month old baby woolly mammoth, named “Dima”, was discovered. This carcass was recovered from permafrost on a tributary of the Kolyma River in northeastern Siberia. This baby woolly mammoth weighed approximately 100 kg (220 lb) at death and was 104 cm (41 in) high and 115 [...]
Frozen Remains
The stuffed Adams mammoth, in The Museum of Zoology, St. Petersburg, Russia While frozen mammoth carcasses had been excavated by Westerners as early as 1728 (by German scientist Daniel Messerschmidt), the first mammoth fossil fully documented by modern science was unearthed by a hunter in Siberia during 1799, on the banks of the Lena River. [...]
Business of Siberia-2009
«Business of Siberia-2009» is a new exhibition of annualy «Business Services Forum» which will take place in Krasnoyarsk in October 2009 (10.06 – 10.08). Forum is focuses on solving the existing problems in the field of entrepreneurship.Work at the Forum aims to implement effective public policy instruments, mechanisms for monitoring and feedback, enabling the development [...]
What is the Trans-Siberian Railway?
The Trans-Siberian Railway or “Transsib” is famous not only in Russia, but all over the world. The Trans-Siberian railway is the longest railroad in the world and was built in a record-breaking short period of time. It also has amazing innovative engineering solutions. Today the Trans-Siberian Railway is a well equipped railway line that stretches [...]
