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28.04.2009, 11:52
The Astrakhan region is one of the biggest market garden areas in Russia and is famous across the country for its juicy watermelons and tomatoes.
27.04.2009, 10:42
Astrakhan is the administrative center of a region that is almost the size of Denmark. Home to more than a million people, the area is hoping for much-needed economic development after oil was recently discovered here.
12.11.2007, 18:51
Russian power monopoly RAO UES has begun building what it claims will be the most modern and efficient power plant in the world.
20.06.2009, 16:23
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RT’s Close-Up series travels to the South of Russia, in the Rostov Region at the mouth of the River Don, where the variety of species of birds takes your breath away.
27.02.2009, 10:58
Ancient churches and the grandeur of Soviet-era architecture – the Kostroma region in Central Russia is a land of contrasts, but it is also a place of dying villages with thousands of deserted houses.
14.10.2010, 12:34
Velikiy Novgorod, one of Russia's most ancient cities, with over a millennium of history, is known as the cradle of the country’s democracy.
15.10.2009, 16:52
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A melting pot of religions, Russia’s Stavropol region is home to 14 ethnicities, which makes its diverse culture truly unique.
28.12.2009, 10:41
The UNESCO world heritage site Suzdal, located in the Vladimir region, is part of the Golden Ring – a string of cities in the Northeast of Moscow known for their art and history.
10.09.2009, 10:55
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RT’s Close-Up team takes you to one of the coldest parts of Russia - inside the Arctic Circle to the Nenets Autonomous Area, where the average winter temperature is minus 20 degrees centigrade.
11.11.2009, 09:53
Ask someone in Russia about Chuvashia and they will likely say something about beer. The republic in the Volga region has been a center of brewing for hundreds of years and claims the country’s only beer museum.
Published: 29 April, 2009, 11:38
“The Venice of the Volga” is how locals describe the lower Astrakhan region – where Europe’s longest water course splits into a fan of more than 250 channels that feed into the Caspian Sea.
