

LAKE BAIKAL - for National Geographic
On his World Cup tour of Russia, explorer Sergey Gordeev visits Siberia to learn about the world's oldest, largest, and deepest lake –...


SOCHI: THE SUMMER CAPITAL OF RUSSIA - for National Geographic
From Black Sea beaches to mountain spring mineral baths, explorer Sergey Gordeev enjoys a vacation from his World Cup tour of Russia in...


SAVING LEOPARDS - for National Geographic
On his World Cup tour of Russia, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC explorer Sergey Gordeev visits Sochi's Center for Reintroduction of the Leopard in...


SABANTUY - for National Geographic
During his World Cup tour of Russia, National Geographic reporter Sergey Gordeev visits a traditional Tatar festival, known as Sabantuy,...


RUSSIAN ROCK - for National Geographic
On the next leg of his World Cup tour, Sergey Gordeev learns how advancing WWII troops led to the eventual rise of rock-and-roll in...


RUSSIAN BUDDHISM - for National Geographic
During his World Cup tour of Russia, explorer Sergey Gordeev visits Ivolginsky Datsan to learn about the Ulan-Ude region and Buddhism in...