The train journey from Beijing into Mongolia, across Siberia and finishing in Moscow is one of the most epic of itineraries linking two very large countries. This journey aboard a very comfortable train covers almost 8000 kilometres/5000 miles all in two weeks travelling through six time zones and ever changing landscapes. The trip will expose […]
Monthly Archives: May 2017
1. Baikal Nature Reserve The beautiful reserve encompasses Lake Baikal, the world’s deepest lake, and also one of the biggest sources of fresh water. The coniferous and deciduous forests of the nature reserve are home to over 300 species of animals and 80 species of plant. Some 25 of them are listed in the Red […]
John Etty examines how far history has been moulded by enviroment, Modern textbooks on Russian history often include an introductory chapter on the country’s climate and natural geography. Writers, it seems, believe Russia’s physical environment is either so significant or so widely misunderstood that students must receive an explicit description. Natural geography and climate are […]