Photo: Neal Wellons, Harvest Time Russia shares borders with the following countries (from northwest to southeast): Norway, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland (both via Kaliningrad Oblast), Belarus, Ukraine, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, China, and Mongolia. It also has maritime borders with Japan (by the Sea of Okhotsk) and the USA (by the Bering Strait). Google …
Spotlight on the Russian Language Elsewhere on the Webenchantedlearning.com Russian Vocabularyотлично = atlichna = greatДа = YesDacha Спокойствие, только спокойствие! = Keep calm [email protected]_Russian WikipediaRussian alphabet Features Planeta.com
Russia flag Links related to Russia presented in somewhat random fashion: Alexei NavalnyAlexei Navalny sentenced to prisonWhat Alexey Navalny Is Experiencing in Prison – New YorkerWikipedia HeadlinesPutin is sending a message to the world with his shock announcement – CNN FeaturesThis Russian ritual keeps your domestic demons from following you on vacation GovernmentOffice of the …
Siberia is an extensive geographical region, and by the broadest definition is also known as North Asia. Siberia has historically been a part of Russia since the 16th and 17th centuries. The territory of Siberia extends eastwards from the Ural Mountains to the watershed between the Pacific and Arctic drainage basins. – Wikipedia Embedded Tweets …
Graphic: Eric Fischer, Locals and Tourists Saint Petersburg is located on the Gulf of Finland coast and at the mouth of the Neva River, and is divided into 18 districts. Russia’s second largest city has a 2017 population of 5,281,579. Townspeople prefer to call their city Piter. Cultural WorldPetersburg is often called the cultural capital …
Lingo Cards Zapovednik = Strict Nature Reserve (Category 1 IUCN PA management categories)zapoved.ru – Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment in Russiawildnet.ru – Environmental Education Center “Zapovedniks” Planeta.com Russia Russia Links Russian Wild Russia = Дикая Россия Parks International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
Photo: NASA Goddard, Lena River Delta Planeta.com spotlights biodiversity and conservation in Russia. This page collects relevant links and resources related to parks, reserves, world heritage sites across the country. Suggestions welcome. HeadlinesRussian Arctic national park expects no tourists in coming season – TASS Natural WorldThere are currently 48 national parks in Russia, a list …
Photo Tatarstan is a federal republic of the Russian Federation, located in the Volga Federal District. Tourism Portals https://visit-tatarstan.com https://visit-tatarstan.com/en/guides/pora-po-parkam-9-populyarnykh-obshchestvennykh-prostranstv-tatarstana Elsewhere on the Web tatarstan.ru Wikipedia Tatarstan Planeta Russia
Poster The 2nd International Conference “Sustainable Tourism: Global Challenges and Discovering Russia” will take place at the Rosa Khutor mountain resort on October 16-19, 2019. The first conference, held in the fall of 2018, sparked a great deal of interest and drew the attention of the professional community worldwide, including managers of special protected natural …
Poster Yakutsk, Russia – The Northern Sustainable Development Forum takes place September 24-28, 2019. Hashtag: (?). Key Links https://www.facebook.com/nsdf.ru https://www.northernforum.org/en/news/533-northern-sustainable-development-forum https://www.ltandc.org/event/northern-sustainable-development-forum-ecotourism-and-protected-area-roundtable-yakutsk-siberia/ https://www.ltandc.org/event/northern-forum-conference-in-yakutzk/?instance_id=199 Questions What hashtags are relevant to the event? Will the forum have live and recorded video? Are any presentations or referenced publications / resources online? How can remote participants pay attention to the …