Category: Upcoming expeditions
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Russian Cossacks of Kazakhstan
Centuries ago, this was a Cossack military outpost, part of Imperial Russia’s project to expand its influence in east Asia. The Russian border eventually shifted 60 miles to the north.... Read More
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Legends of Bayanaul
Kazakhstan’s Bayanaul National Park is famous for mountains, lakes, beaches, rock climbing, mountain biking — and rock formations resembling everything from an old woman’s head to a flying saucer. Here... Read More
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Tsar Maximilian
“This throne is for me, Tsar Maximilian!” In northern Moldova, in the January snow, costumed performers go door-to-door performing the short folk drama “Tsar Maximilian”. The play is filled with... Read More