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Putin rejects historian's bid to shift Russia's capital to Siberia, Moscow remains the heart of the nation
However, after the Bolshevik revolution in 1918, Moscow once again re-established as the capital. Now, a proposition for change has surfaced. Siberian-based historian Afanasij Nikolajew raised ...
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The Siberian city of Irkutsk, a ‘Russia in miniature’
The 75th anniversary of the large hydroelectric power station commissioned by Stalin, still the second largest in Russia, was ...
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‘Mitzvah tanks’ roll into Russian outback
One of the campers also arrived in Novosibirsk, the capital of Siberia, where Chabad-Lubavitch Rabbi Zalman Zaklas will be opening a new synagogue and Jewish community center in a month.
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Lake Baikal: The Tarnished Jewel
With its traditional homes, decorated with delicate lace-like wood trim, the capital of East Siberia is one of the most popular tourists stops on the route. Irkutsk is also the door to spectacular ...