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The dangers that lurk behind Kamchatka's beautiful facade

The dangers that lurk behind Kamchatka's beautiful facade

In nature no risk equals no reward

The hot snows of Paratunka: A warm welcome to a land of volcanoes & bears

The hot snows of Paratunka: A warm welcome to a land of volcanoes & bears

The Kamchatka region in Russia's Far East is famous for its dormant and active volcanoes, wild salmon, brown bears and enormous crabs. The Paratunka resort is a true oasis, hidden here among mountain ridges and deep snows.

Kamchatka diaries: How to meet a bear and survive

Kamchatka diaries: How to meet a bear and survive

In August 2014, Siberian journalist Diana Serebrennikova went to Kurile Lake to assist the employees of the Yuzhno-Kamchatsky Wildlife Reserve during the tourist season and see how people and bears have learned to live together on their shared territory.

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Tolbachik volcano

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Avacha Bay: Russia’s eastern sea gates

Avacha Bay, one of the most beautiful symbols of Kamchatka, is the...

Kamchatka Peninsula

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Kamchatka Ice Cave

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Glaciers, lava streams, salt corrosion, chalk mountains, sinkholes and...

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Russian winter comes to Yenisey River

Top 7 places to enjoy a real Russian Winter

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Heli-skiing and backcountry sailing in Kamchatka’s incredible landscape

The breathtaking peninsular in Russia’s Far East is breaking new...

Where can a person go in Kamchatka? Of course, to the volcanoes...

Eye-witness account of a volcanic eruption

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12 most remote places in Russia for a rural escape

The Chechen city of the dead, a prehistoric sea, shamanist pyramids and...

When hard frosts start only a trip on a kayak is possible

Kamchatka's Wildlife through the lens of your camera

Photographers from all over the world consider the Kamchatka autumn to be...

The properties of the lunar surface to a greater extent are similar to Kamchatka

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Kamchatka is one of the few places on earth where one can observe...

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Kamchatka is a vast and remote region that demands to be explored at leisure

Kamchatka Peninsula: A song of fire and ice

In the Russian far east lies the peninsula of Kamchatka - one of the last...

Tourists watching Plosky Tolbachik erruption, Kamchatka

7 of the most unusual getaways in Russia

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The Russian Far East, closer than you might think

Khabarovsk is one of the most east Russian cities, situated on the board...

Caucasian Biosphere Reserve

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