Some regions of Russia have reputable environmental organizations which have strong links with governmental organizations.
Members of these organizations are experienced in preparing official documents and can find meaningful solutions to ecological problems. The author analyzed this process by investigating the system of interactions between government and civil society in the frame of dominating in Russian research tendencies, which reflect the condition of official and non-official rhetoric in civil society.
Such models have some shortcomings and need to be corrected. However, this represents one of the few attempts to study the history and development of non-governmental organizations in Russia Demidov, Improving the environmental awareness of the public is an important factor in securing the sustainable development of society and non-governmental organizations make great contributions to such processes.
These organizations include environmental NGOs which are specifically targeted on nature protection and sustainable management. Their main goals are environmental education, practical preservation of natural objects, leading public ecological control and promoting the alignment of the economy and society to environmental protection and sustainable development.
They develop public initiatives and involve the public in decision-making processes. Implementation of the proposed network can help in strengthening and facilitating cooperation between Russian and Mongolian NGOs in the field of sustainable development of the Baikal Basin.
It should be noted that environmental NGOs play an important role in the facilitation, elaboration and implementation of different projects, such as. The network will form structured, well-defined and efficient NGO partnerships to allow for adequate and coordinated representation of civil society in the context of the implementation of the transboundary and national strategy action plan SAP. Virtual web-based tools for creating and maintaining partnerships will include a website and an email list-serve.
The virtual partnership will operate in Russian, Mongolian, and English, with country-specific content managed in each country respectively. One of the purposes of the initiative is the protection of drinking water resources and promoting the sustainable economic development of local communities and their water resources, as well as awareness-raising on water issues Project document, One of its significant breakthroughs was a conference which was organized by the Socio-Ecological Union.
This conference was very important for the Soviet conservation community, especially for leaders and activists of regional NGOs. At the same time top international environmental NGOs began to work in the country.
International collaboration between Russia and Mongolia started during the Soviet era. Tsyrenova gave the historical digression of formation and development of both governments cooperation in the field of protection and sustainable use of transboundary water bodies. At the current time the political base of Russia and Mongolia cooperation is an Agreement signed in The problem of distribution and sharing of transboundary waters is a big concern for the Mongolian economy given the limited water resources available in the country.
On the other hand, cooperation with Russia in the field of sustainable use and protection of water resources give the opportunity to explore the positive Russian experience in scientific and educational studies.
The Tahoe-Baikal Institute TBI Summer Environmental Exchange Program worked in the Baikal region from in the frame of international exchange, where in addition to Russian and American participants projects often included young scientists and conservationists from Mongolia. Cooperation between Russian and Mongolian NGOs is far from perfect, something which can be attributed partly to the following factors:. The distance between Ulan-Ude and Ulan-Bator is about km about 8 hours drive , but people often spend a lot of time at customs during the border crossing.
Organizing the communication only on Russian or Mongolian can be complicated. These barriers include: policy and regulatory gaps, institutional weaknesses, poor utilization of Best Available Techniques and Best Environmental Practices relevant to key issues facing the Baikal Basin, and low levels of awareness of transboundary Baikal Basin issues.
A quarter of these are non-profit organizations — autonomous non-profits, non-profit partnerships, coalitions, and unions Saraev, There are around 25 environmental NGOs in Mongolia right now, with the number of active participants ranging from to people. People from the countryside herders, farmers, local people of small settlements, representatives of small tourist companies, etc. Participants who have problems with registration, communication, etc will receive free consulting.
Information will be distributed by list-serve. Thus, environmental NGOs will have constant contact and connections with each other. Ganshin, S. The board of Directors consists of 12 representatives of the legislative and executive branches of government, administration of Ulan-Ude city, commercial companies and non-profit organizations, chairman — M.
In the Board of Trustees include the heads of commercial companies. Chairman of the Board of Trustees: T. The purposes of creation : the education of children with disabilities to knowledge and other skills, contributing to their social adaptation, building capacity, as well as environmental education of children. Main activities: organized rafting on catamarans and kayaking on Uda and Selenga rivers, travelling on Lake Baikal, which involve children, adolescents and young people with disabilities, as well as their healthy peers.
From to the program internship in the fund passed through 80 graduates, post-secondary institutions, including 9 young people with disabilities. Some of them are employed in the fund, while others — in commercial companies and government agencies.
Year of establishment : 14 February ASNC Mission : to maintain favorable environmental and social situation in the region and the country. The purposes of creation : nature conservation, maintaining the diversity of flora and fauna; preservation and strengthening of health of community. Consulting activity of subjects of natural resources;.
This old grassroots organization entered to the country's history as an authoritative public movement for safe and favorable environment. Despite the well-known difficulties of reforming the country, ASNC not only maintain but also strengthen their ranks and strengthen the scope of their meaningful participation in environmental activities.
This, above all, the personal involvement of its members in environmental education and public awareness in practical environmental actions, research and law-making, and development of club movement. Statutory requirements ASNC is all possible assistance to state authorities in addressing environmental issues and state environmental programs projects. This allow to bring in the nature protection the entire spectrum of civil society, and thus greatly improve work efficiency, especially in the regions.
ASNC has organizations in all regions of the Russian Federation and unites considerable potential scientists and specialists in various sectors of the economy. In April was renewed the membership of the organization, organized the election of the Council and Chairman of the Board, restored founding documents. Putin and organizing the collection of signatures for this letter;. Prospects for economic development of the Baikal region» and the international scientific-practical conference «Development and distribution of productive forces of Buryat Republic».
Goal of establishment: a collection and distribution of geographic information, promotion of geographical knowledge. Przewalski in honor of the th anniversary of the first expedition », August The assets of the organization: scientific conferences, seminars, lectures, publication of monographs. Three ultralight aircraft deltaplanes with the most modern equipment - hyperspectral channels , RGB, infrared and near-infrared camera flight on the south part of Lake Baikal.
Received tens of terabytes of images, which exhaustively filmed Selenga delta. During two weeks the brigade followed the footsteps of the first, third and fourth Nikolai Mikhailovich Przewalskii expeditions through Mongolia to the border with China;.
Start of the expedition « By the Roads of N. Przewalskii » in Kyakhtinsky Museum, August 5, In September have been organized the third Baikal Ecoschool in Istomino. It was attended by students 8 «E» class the letter «e» means ecology class of 14th gymnasium Ulan-Ude. Within three days 29 students attended lectures of scientists from the Baikal Institute of Nature Management SB RAS, learned to make soil profiles and describe the forest, held cleaning-up of the shore of Lake Baikal, participated at the lesson of orienteering.
Work under the RGS grants and preservation of historical and cultural heritage of the RGS: create the database on the geographic discoveries history in Central Asia.
Despite of the long period of neglect, in the past years RGS Regional Office has revived its activities and in September , celebrated the year anniversary. In the international scientific-practical conference «Eastern Gate of Russia», dedicated to the th anniversary of the oldest in the province of scientific and educational society - Troitskosavsk-Kyakhtinsky Priamursky branch of the Imperial Russian Geographical Society have been prganized.
Buryat department of RGS as the successor TKO RGS in collaboration with local history Kyakhtinsky Museum in order to celebrate the anniversary revived the tradition of publishing the studies of department members. In the coming years, the department will continue work in the grant projects. Thanks to him, it is planned to conduct grant competitions and support local initiatives. Academician G. Erdenzhav started the preparation of necessary documents in Ulan Bator and we hope that in the near future RGS will have an office in neighboring friendly country.
The purposes of creation: education on mercy and love for animals; improving the living conditions of animals and protecting them from abuse; the creation of a real alternative to the practice of trapping and euthanasia of animals; improvement of sanitary-epidemiological situation in the city; veterinary care to animals left without owners; development and implementation of environmental programs to protect animals, opening a shelter for stray dogs «Nadezhda» Hope.
Collection of more than 2, signatures in support of animals;. According to one of the statements of the Society initiated a criminal case under article «Cruelty to animals»;.
Currently, there are animals in our shelter. With the help of TV, media, etc. Designed environmental program to protect animals «The problem of homeless animals and ways to solve it in a humane way» is the real alternative to practice of their capture and killing. The proposed program is objectively difficult, but it is verified by experience in other regions of our country and in other countries. And most importantly, it gives reliable results. Simplified approaches are unacceptable and inappropriate.
It is necessary the broad advertising of sterilization, not only homeless, but also domestic animals; construction and financing of shelters for animals.
Until the early start of the program it is necessary to stop the activity of catching services aimed at the destruction of the population of stray animals; review and develop additional laws; approve the Regulations on the tender for the execution of the municipal order of catching and sterilizing animals; adopt regulations on transport and trapping; introduce necessary changes to statutes of municipalities; use the positive experience of our neighbors from Irkutsk oblast' in humane solution of the problem of stray animals.
The purposes of creation: research in the field of natural and cultural heritage and museology, practical measures for the preservation of cultural and natural heritage, creation of displays and exhibitions. Main activities: conducting environmental and cultural events, exhibitions, environmental education;. Perspective The development of youth environmental movement, volunteering in protected areas.
The purposes of creation: educational activities. Implementation of projects to support initiatives aimed at the development of eco-tourism, improving water quality and waste management «Every Drop Matters - Lake Baika» with the support of BIC «Gran» implemented grant projects:. Creating fraction was due to the fact that in today's Russia there is a shortage unifying ideas and policies, clear and close to the majority of citizens.
The country needed a new political force, designed to guide the development of society in accordance with the laws of nature and the ideals of humanism, power, public trust and capable to defend the interests that unite the majority of citizens. So unconditional and general interest is to preserve the diversity of life on earth and the favorable environment of people - the main condition for sustainable development as a country, and the entire human civilization.
Today, most Russians are not available natural human right to breathe clean air, drink clean water, eat quality food, have healthy children. As a result, decreases the life expectancy is increasing mortality, the number of sick children.
The process of physical and spiritual degeneration of the people, the degradation of nature in Russia. Ecological trouble was to hinder social and political development of Russia.
March 6, on the Arbat in Ulan-Ude activists faction «Green Russia» party «Yabloko» organized a picket in defense ecologist Eugene Vitishko, a member of the Board of Environmental Watch on the North Caucasus, illegally sentenced to three years in connection with its environmental and human rights activities.
Fund for Protection of Lake Baikal established group of companies «Metropol». President of the Foundation — A. In the Board of Trustees, which is headed by M.
Slipenchuk, includes well-known Russian scientists, politicians, businessmen and cultural figures. International research expedition «Worlds» on Baikal» International Russian-Swiss scientific and practical expedition «Trans-Eurasian flight: Lehman — Baikal» - A unique new project, in which using ultralight aircrafts trikes conducted comprehensive research.
The purpose of the expedition - the development of new methods and devices for sensing of the atmosphere and the water surface; preparation of proposals for integrated environmental protection measures along the route of the expedition; to draw public attention to environmental problems of a single natural space in Europe and Asia.
International scientific and practical conference dedicated to the study and preservation of Lake Baikal were held in Russia, Monaco, Mongolia, and France.
For 5 months took part in it people identify places and objects that, in their opinion, are the main characters of the Baikal region;. Objectives of the project - to bring together all the inhabitants of the Baikal region to preserve for future generations the unique lake and its natural areas form a population cautious attitude towards the world.
May 8, in Buryatia completed the largest mass ascension of orphans to peak Munku-Sardyk in Tunkinskii district, which was attended by 16 students from Barguzinskii, Kyakhtinskii, Novokizhinginskii sanatorium and children's community, as well as Dzhida center supporting foster families «Raduga» Rainbow under the project «Path of courage».
Thanks to his initiative, at the peak Munch-Sardyk was put a special capsule with a memorable treatment from the Fund for Protection of Lake Baikal. Honor to establish a commemorative capsule was given to student of Novokizhinginskii orphanage year-old Vladimir Zakharov. The total distance covered by the children was more than 10 km.
Distance ascent to the peak was more than three and a half kilometers. During free time between climbing the special trainings on teambuilding have been organized for children. In the framework of the project «Development of tourist clubs in orphanages and colleges of Buryat Republic» in April , held the expedition on the ice of Lake Baikal. The purpose of the expedition was the preparation to the ice trip with students of orphanages in As a result, outlined possible parking places and studied attractions places of the route.
The purposes of establishment: the association of intellectual potential, basic and financial resources, institutional capacity of members for activities aimed to the nature preservation and environmental education.
Cleanup activities at the shore of Lake Baikal, started landscaping. The recreation places are provided by tables, benches, gazebos, and equipped campfire places. Everything was made from natural materials. In the center of Turka village built a shed with a counter for selling to tourists environmentally friendly products which collected in the forest or grown by local residents in their backyards wild plants, vegetables, fish, meat, milk, etc.
In was developed study of rivers and streams in the territory of the municipality «Turkinskoe». By method of bioindication collected baseline data of water quality in the river Turka above and downstream treatment facilities of Special economic zone SEZ «Baikal Harbor».
The recreation places near the bridges, near the river banks along the road Ulan-Ude — Barguzin were equipped by gazebos, tables, benches and campfire places made from natural materials. Implemented in the summer of with the support of Global Greengrants.
Inside Turka village on the shore of the Lake Baikal, in the area of the forest, where grow ancient cedars and pines, have been built playground from natural materials gnarled trees , installed a fabulous figure of Berendey and other heroes of the Russian tales, built a hut, gates, seasaw, bridge, and benches.
On the playground «grow» mushrooms — boletus ceps. This place is now popular among adults and children. Together with local residents defended the transfer of parts of the coast of Lake Baikal area «Turkinsky beach» and section «Turka-Goryachinsk» where there is a stone «Cherepakha» Turtle , from the extension of SEZ «Baikal Harbor». Currently implementing project «Providing by clean water local people of the Turka and Goryachinsk».
Planned to repair two water carriers, overhaul two wells with the replacement of deep-well pumps in villages Goryachinsk and Turka.
Year of establishment: June organized by alumni international summer exchange program Tahoe-Baikal Institute Buryat Republic. The purposes of creation: facilitating the development and implementation of social, cultural, educational, environmental projects aimed at supporting the scientific potential and creativity of young people, promotion of healthy lifestyles, promoting the harmonious development of personality;. Access to the CIC web portal will be provided Baikal information center;.
The organization has more than 5 years and, despite the small number of successfully implementing projects. The focus is on environmental education. This is due, primarily, to the composition of the organization the majority of teachers and researchers and specificity performed grants. Director: Malanova Tatyana Alekseevna, teacher of the highest category. Objectives : to create conditions for active participation and self-school students the right bank of river.
Selenga in various kinds of environmental activities forming thinking and culture of youth - research, search, creative and practical. Eco-center is scheduled to become an experimental platform for the development of environmental, social projects for the protection of delta. Selenga: water quality, conservation of fauna and flora of the coastal areas, pollution control pond.
Since the Selenga flows through the territory of Mongolia, there is a need to establish contacts with schools and community organizations located in the coastal area of this country, in order to be able to implement projects on the Selenga Delta. In each of the proposed themes laid comparative analysis of the situation Buryatia, Mongolia , which can only be carried out in close cooperation that will promote intercultural dialogue and understanding of global environmental problems.
Selenga ;. Selenga , cultural-historical and tourist routes;. The purposes of creation: control over observance of human rights and provide assistance to citizens whose constitutional rights and legal interests are violated.
Objectives: To provide free legal and other assistance to persons whose rights and freedoms infringed upon the actions of officials; collection, compilation, analysis of data on violations of human rights and freedoms on the part of officials of state and local governments, enterprises and organizations; bringing the collected information to the attention of authorities, non-governmental organizations, the media and the general public both in Buryatia and beyond.
In the year of legal assistance is provided to citizens This free consultation legal citizens, drafting pleadings to the court of appeals, complaints by way of supervision.
Centre appeals to the authorities, directs public defenders to participate in criminal and civil cases applicants. The Center organizes publication in print and electronic media; monitors respect for human rights, including in the areas of rule-making and enforcement. Cooperates with a number of human rights, environmental and women's organizations, associations disabilities and their parents, consumers and businesses, taxpayers, defrauded investors, providing them with methodological and informational support.
Another important area, which is realized in cooperation with the Moscow Helsinki Group, - monitoring of human rights. This annual report on the human rights situation in Belarus. The study monitored the observance of environmental rights, either directly the right to a healthy environment, to environmental information and indirect the right to freedom of assembly, a fair judicial protection, etc.
Since , a joint project to support human rights multifunctional centers in Russian regions. In the framework of its work public reception in the hotel room "Buryatia" pre-booking by phone.
Please provide legal assistance up to the representation in the courts, including on environmental issues. In addition, in cooperation with the Moscow Helsinki Group are thematic monitoring: in - Monitoring religious xenophobia and discrimination, in - the monitoring of hate and discrimination and monitoring compliance with the rights of sexual minorities, in - the monitoring of the right freedom of assembly and monitoring of xenophobia among young people.
In , spent a week visits to police stations in the Republic of Buryatia. National Human Rights Center is not only the most influential human rights organization Buryatia, but also the coordinator of the activities of other organizations, partner governments and educational institutions. The Centre is involved in network projects most authoritative Russian and international human rights organizations.
The Centre's activities are constantly illuminated media. On the other hand, to achieve a permanent major grant support, and hence financial stability has not yet succeeded. As a result of court decisions organization lost legal personality. Continued participation in network projects, getting their own grants. It is planned to develop a network of offices and friendly organizations in the regions of Buryatia and strengthen partnerships with other community organizations, not only human rights but also environmental, youth, women, and so on.
The purposes of establishment: youth involvement in ecotourism, conservation of the unique nature objects on the territory of the Buryat Republic, environmental education of schoolchildren. For several years this project was attended by over people from Russia, Germany, Singapore, Switzerland, United States.
During this time, cleaned the area near Hoytogol and Shumak mineral springs from 28 clean up 26 sites , removed and disposed of more than 2 tons of garbage; conducted research and ethno-ecological studies; training of the local people, constructed eco-trail. By the results of five year work released book "Shumak — source of the life". Each year, the route of the "Green March" ran through new places.
Project participants interacted with the locals, getting information about life on the Lake Biakal from the "horse's mouth", conducted research, offering solutions to the environmental problems of the community.
Under this project, the Club "Firn" together with other organizations held a campaign in the Baikal region "Birthday of Baikal" to give attention to Lake Baikal as a world and national value.
The main result of the project was helding in Buryatia at August 27, the Baikal Day, uniting hundreds of organizations and initiative groups. Total campaign involved more than 5 thousand people. More than publications, 50 television and radio programs have been organized. Skip to Content. Former Member. September 11, 4 minute read.
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By playing in that space, free from the pressure of city norms and big historical and modern narratives, liberation happens and the space for art is revealed. Damir Muratov. Taiga Law inside Us. Snow Sky above Us Mural. Courtesy of the artist and All we know, among many other facts, is that, in the instance of the Sakha Republic, for example though now technically a part of the Far Easter Federal District , it actually comprises the largest "subnational governing body by area in the world" — comparable in size to India.
Damir Muratov, a leading figure in the Siberian arts ecology, is prime bard of this unfathomable tangle of geographical oddities, captured so poignantly in his crudely painted fictional flags denoting the non-extant "United States of Siberia" or "United Kingdom of Siberia": countries wished into being by the sheer force of art, if you will — in this case, appropriately enough, Muratov's caustic brand of prickly, faux-naif Sibirskiy pop.
Konstantin Skotnikov. European: Rembrandt Does Not Speak Russian Mixed media According to Konstatin Skotnikov, Siberian artists brought "the innermost values of European culture deep into the continent" where they have been preserved "in absolute purity and beauty" — in schools, academies and universities. Therefore the Siberian artist — which is an imaginary figure — should be given a particular status in contemporary art.
Konstatin Skotnikov presents ten of these "European Siberians" who share their insights with us. Another interjects: "The pen is mightier than the sword". The Siberian creatives are bursting with confidence. It should not surprise us that the wisdoms of life uttered by the Siberian artists come with barely hidden ironic undertones.
IA Being an artist, I always have a question that is difficult to answer: what is a Siberian artist? Following the Old Believers dissenters, Siberian artists brought the innermost values of European culture deep into the continent.
Schools, colleges, academies and universities in every possible way contributed to the improvement of mastery and the highness of the spirit of Siberian creators.
Thus, we — the Siberian artists — have reason to insist on approving a particular aesthetic status in contemporary art. The actualization of the old traditions from Rembrandt to Meza, from Velasquez to Sierra, from Turner to Hirst, from Sigmund to Lucian Freud, from Duchamp to Auchan, inspires us for new achievements and clarifying the true position of the creative agents of Siberia.
Siberian artist as a European Siberian, of course, is an imaginary figure, taken with a tolerant smile. But he is sure that Siberian art has a humanitarian-planetary character and dialectically connects Siberia with people from planet Earth!
Natasha Yudina. Siberian Nightmares Courtesy of the artist One of the oldest urban settlements in Siberia and a notable center of learning — it appears to have been dubbed the "Athens of Siberia" in the past — Tomsk is the only city in this exhibition that is not located on the Trans-Siberian mainline, which bypasses the city a mere hundred kilometers to the south. It is historically significant as the home-in-exile of the 19th-century anarchist theorist Mikhail Bakunin and a stronghold, during the Civil War that followed the October revolution, of the anti-Soviet White Army.
A more permanent whiteness cyclically blankets Tomsk during Central Siberia's fabled snow-rich winters — and likewise sets apart some of the city's best-known artistic export products: the fur-clad sculptures and virgin knit- and needlework of Natasha Yudina. Yudina has stated, with a steely Siberian sense of irony, that "art in Siberia needs to be warmed up, rolled up in wool, protected in skins.
DR "Siberian Nightmares" is art that originated in Siberia, where it is very difficult to survive. Snowstorms, frost, blizzards; somewhere in the neighborhood walks a scary bear. Therefore, in Siberia you must hide, wrap yourself in wool, warm animal skins, grow hair.
Art in Siberia also requires insulation. It needs to be wrapped in wool, wrapped in skins, insulated with fur. Brutal Siberia is very cold and all art here is ephemeral! Art becomes for the artist her secret, personal property, almost a dream! From dreams she creates her white, sterile and hermetic mythology called "Siberian Nightmares". Wassily Kandinsky described the color white as "the great silence"! White is a colorless color, a silent lifeless color. White is the color of the dead Kingdom of Siberia!
Siberia rests under a white down jacket of oblivion, sleeps peacefully, swept up by a snow shroud! Alexey Martins. Black Cloud Wood, metal, acryl. Courtesy of the artist In this installation sky and earth are intertwined. One side, entitled "Black Forest," represents a ruined soil that conjures up the image of "sprouted mycelium, crystalline structures or calcareous skeletons of various organisms living on the seabed.
While some air pollution is said to be caused by stoves and fires necessary for heating private houses in the cold weather, the main sources are probably local factories and the fumes they pump into the atmosphere. At Yenisei Pulp and Paper Mill a landfill with sawdust has been burning for months. In Martins' installation, the visitors are caught into a cloud of soil and air which due to pollution becomes more and more polluted, dense, and opaque.
The artist has found a compelling form for visualising this dire ecological situation. IA Ecology can be called the main challenge of our time.
Many people are actively occupied with it: from politicians and ecologists to philosophers and artists. Classical ecology is often reduced to criticism of human impact on the environment and to attempts at developing reasonable nature management.
There are also philosophical projects of environmental criticism, which see the root of the problem in the very model of thinking.
These projects believe that a positive approach not only puts man in a privileged position in relation to nature, but would also change the very concept of "nature", which falsely excludes man from the ecosystem. A whole bunch of projects, such as "dark ecology" and "inhuman anthropology", try to achieve full environmental awareness. The task of art is to develop its own meta-discursive approach and create a dynamic image of modernity.
For me, such a construction becomes a massive structure resembling a crystallized cloud of smoke suggesting a menace dangling over humanity's environmental threats and a graphic representation of the sound track echoing the polyphonic environmental discourse. As a result, the set of semantic perspectives generates a single monument of anxiety. Elena Anosova. Sagaan Sag Print on plastic, Courtesy of the artist "Sagaan Sag" is a Buryat phrase meaning "white time" — the thirty- or forty-day period in December and January when Olkhon Island in Lake Baikal, one of the sunniest places on earth, is blanketed by a cloud-like fog so thick that transport from the island, home to some thousand people, to the mainland becomes temporarily suspended, while the ice is not yet solid enough to enable cars or trucks to cross the strait.
That this body of water, the largest freshwater lake in the world by volume, was inscribed in the Unesco World Heritage List in barely begins to scratch the surface of the site's enduring, awe-inspiring holiness.
Anosova's eerie depictions of windswept desolation and the abiding, austere beauty of winter's whiteness zoom in on the various traces of human presence or absence scattered across the island, ranging from the futile to the heroic, from self-effacement to stoic resignation.
A picture of a deserted yet joyfully color-rich children's playground conjures an image of almost cosmic contrasts, of life lived lovingly along the living, heaving lake. DR Olkhon is the only inhabited island of the lake Baikal and a tourist resort center of Siberia during summer-time. The island is a sacred place for several religions, especially shamanism and Buddhism. It also used to be the territory of Neolithic people. For several winter months I recorded everyday life of the locals, objects of ancient tradition and history; this not yet clear, symbiotic and harmonious structure of human life on an ancient territory.
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