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Tomskii's Irkutskii Experience: 'Dobrograd' Kids' Camp

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Six Month's Worth of Thoughts and Impressions From Irkutsk and Beyond. Monday, 5 July 2010. Situated on the banks of the. About an hour from Svirsk, the camp allowed me to see first hand the efforts to improve the camp and the experience for the children who attend, and some of the difficulties faced by youth groups. I went with Mark, a volunteer from the Baikal Ecological Wave, an NGO working to protect Baikal. We helped with work and gave presentations on ecological issues and volunteering. Happily, th...

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Tomskii's Irkutskii Experience: September 2010

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Six Month's Worth of Thoughts and Impressions From Irkutsk and Beyond. Tuesday, 21 September 2010. Бухло / Bukhlo. Sampling the Best of Russian Beverages. Befitting a beverage names after one of nature’s best killing machines, ‘White Bear’ beer weighs in at an impressive 7.1% by volume, but is slightly more easy going on the wallet, costing 75rr (about 1.55GBP) for 1.5 litres of the stuff. Kruzhka' ratings out of 5. Sunday, 19 September 2010. In the evening, several fire damaged containers could be seen ...

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Tomskii's Irkutskii Experience: 'Shanghai' Market Burns Down

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Six Month's Worth of Thoughts and Impressions From Irkutsk and Beyond. Wednesday, 15 September 2010. Shanghai' Market Burns Down. Fairly major event in central Irkutsk last night - one of the markets in the centre of the city burnt down. The centre of Irkutsk has several blocks of markets, with most traders appearing to be either Chinese or from Former Soviet Republics. The burnt section is called Shanghai, and houses mostly clothes shops run by Chinese traders. According to local news site Babr.ru.

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Tomskii's Irkutskii Experience: June 2010

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Six Month's Worth of Thoughts and Impressions From Irkutsk and Beyond. Tuesday, 29 June 2010. Building up to the Summer. Rest assured that it's not all car smashes and rain in Siberia. The organisation I'm here with, the Great Baikal Trail, is trying to build a network of trails around lake Baikal, and every summer camps of international volunteers set off into the wilds to extend the paths. I tagged along on an expedition to Tankhoi to check the trail in the Tankhoi nature reserve. Several hours fro...

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Tomskii's Irkutskii Experience: Two Days in Ulan Ude

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Six Month's Worth of Thoughts and Impressions From Irkutsk and Beyond. Tuesday, 11 January 2011. Two Days in Ulan Ude. Experience the intriguing mix of Russian, Soviet and indigenous Buryat culture in Ulan Ude with this brief guide to one of Siberia's up and coming gems. Tsar Gate, Ulan Ude. Contradictory Soviet policies recognised indigenous peoples, creating the Buryat republic with Ulan Ude as the capital but meted out repression and persecution. Dogs fighting in front of a Datsan. Although impressive...

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Tomskii's Irkutskii Experience: January 2011

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Six Month's Worth of Thoughts and Impressions From Irkutsk and Beyond. Tuesday, 11 January 2011. Two Days in Ulan Ude. Experience the intriguing mix of Russian, Soviet and indigenous Buryat culture in Ulan Ude with this brief guide to one of Siberia's up and coming gems. Tsar Gate, Ulan Ude. Contradictory Soviet policies recognised indigenous peoples, creating the Buryat republic with Ulan Ude as the capital but meted out repression and persecution. Dogs fighting in front of a Datsan. Although impressive...

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Tomskii's Irkutskii Experience: Бухло / Bukhlo. Sampling the Best of Russian Beverages

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Six Month's Worth of Thoughts and Impressions From Irkutsk and Beyond. Tuesday, 21 September 2010. Бухло / Bukhlo. Sampling the Best of Russian Beverages. Befitting a beverage names after one of nature’s best killing machines, ‘White Bear’ beer weighs in at an impressive 7.1% by volume, but is slightly more easy going on the wallet, costing 75rr (about 1.55GBP) for 1.5 litres of the stuff. Kruzhka' ratings out of 5. 22 September 2010 at 23:13. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). For more info, go to.

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Tomskii's Irkutskii Experience: One Step at a Time - Building the Trail

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Six Month's Worth of Thoughts and Impressions From Irkutsk and Beyond. Wednesday, 21 July 2010. One Step at a Time - Building the Trail. Unsurprisingly, the busiest time of year for the Great Baikal Trail is Summer. Given the long winters, this is the time when work groups of Russian and international volunteers head out for two weeks at a time to extend and maintain existing trails. Sadly, along the more popular areas of shoreline around this spectacular lake old tin cans, fire pits and bottles are a to...

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Tomskii's Irkutskii Experience: July 2010

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Six Month's Worth of Thoughts and Impressions From Irkutsk and Beyond. Wednesday, 21 July 2010. One Step at a Time - Building the Trail. Unsurprisingly, the busiest time of year for the Great Baikal Trail is Summer. Given the long winters, this is the time when work groups of Russian and international volunteers head out for two weeks at a time to extend and maintain existing trails. Sadly, along the more popular areas of shoreline around this spectacular lake old tin cans, fire pits and bottles are a to...