Russian Kafe » regions http://www.russiankafe.com Something Interesting About Russia Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:03:46 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Chelyabinsk Region http://www.russiankafe.com/2007/07/31/chelyabinsk-region/ http://www.russiankafe.com/2007/07/31/chelyabinsk-region/#comments Tue, 31 Jul 2007 17:16:56 +0000 jim http://www.russiankafe.com/2007/07/31/chelyabinsk-region/ Chelyabinsk Region Coat of ArmsThe Chelyabinsk region of Russia is located in both Europe and Asia. It is a place where East meats West. The region’s capital is traditionally known for its industry which grew rapidly in the Soviet era. However, there are still vast parts of the Chelyabinsk region that are still very far from the industrialized world. In some areas of Chelyabinsk there is a new tourism industry trying to get started. Here’s a fascinating report from Russia Today about the Chelyabinsk region and the beauties you can see there.


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Link: Chelyabinsk Region (Oblast) at Wikipedia
Link: Chelyabinsk (capital city) at Wikipedia

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]]> http://www.russiankafe.com/2007/07/31/chelyabinsk-region/feed/ 0 The Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) http://www.russiankafe.com/2007/02/13/the-republic-of-sakha-yakutia/ http://www.russiankafe.com/2007/02/13/the-republic-of-sakha-yakutia/#comments Tue, 13 Feb 2007 10:00:52 +0000 jim http://www.russiankafe.com/2007/02/13/the-republic-of-sakha-yakutia/ Flag of YakutiaThe Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) is located in eastern Siberia. Sakha is a rather large republic and occupies one-fifth of Russian territory, 40% of which is above the arctic circle. About 980,000 people live in this vast republic where the population density is about 10 times lower than in European Russia. Sakha is rich in natural resources, history, and culture. It’s also one of the coldest places in Russia with average air temperatures in January of -43.2°C (-45.8°F).


Yakut New Year Festival. By Evgenia Arbugaeva.


The Verkhoyansk Range. By Alexei Zuev.

To find out more about The Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), visit YakutiaToday.com. This site is dedicated to sharing news and information about Sakha with the English speaking world.

Link: YakutiaToday.com

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