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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 –...
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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...
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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...
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SABANTUY - for National Geographic
During his World Cup tour of Russia, National Geographic reporter Sergey Gordeev visits a traditional Tatar festival, known as Sabantuy,...
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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...
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STALIN'S DACHA - for National Geographic
The vacation home of Joseph Stalin gives visitors a curious look inside the mind of one Russia’s most notorious leaders. ABOUT THE...