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24 July 2008 English | На русском языке

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Look into the History of Astrakhan

If you travel to the southern parts of European Russia, you will find a large city known as ‘Astrakhan’. This important city serves as the administrative center of the Astrakhan Oblast and is home to roughly 500 000 people. Astrakhan is situated on the banks of the Volga River not far from the point where it empties into the Caspian Sea. Its name, which is taken from the old Turkic-Hun word “As-Tarkhan”, is just one of the many small indications that this now large Russian city enjoys a very long and interesting history.

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Explore the Stunning Kluchevskoy Nature Park

The striking Kluchevskoy Nature Park is known mainly for its largest and most intimidating feature – the Kluchevskoy Volcano. Located in central Kamchatka, this very active volcano has gained a reputation for being both the highest summit in the Russian Far East and the biggest volcanic cone in Eurasia. In fact, there are few volcanoes that can compete with this impressive giant!

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