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Krasnoyarsk is located 4065 kilometers from Moscow along the Trans-Siberian railway. It takes about 2,5 days to get there from Moscow by train and about 4.5 hours by plane. Krasnoyarsk is the center of the vast Krasnoyarsk region, it is the second biggest city in Siberia after Novosibirsk. The Yenisey River flows through the city, one of the most beautiful and powerful rivers of Siberia. Krasnoyarsk has a population of over 1 million people. Krasnoyarsk area is over 2 million square kilometers which is ten times larger than many European countries. Krasnoyarsk is a powerful industrial center. Despite this area is famous for natural resorts, f.e. near the city (20 mins by car from center) there's a national park Stolby - a very diverse natural area with unusual cliffs. Also, Krasnoyarsk is a good starting place for trips in Khakassia and Tuva.
Khakassia is a natural and archeological marvel in Russia. It is blessed with natural beauty (steppes, mountains, lakes, caverns), monuments of ancient culture that are thought to be thousands of years old, the richness of national culture and customs and shamanism. Esoteric Tourism has become extremely popular here of late. Khakassia has many so-called "places of power", where there is a strong and variegated concentration of energy forces, such that people experience a wide range of unusual reactions.
The Tuvans, one of the most ancient peoples of Central Asia, have a unique culture - the culture of nomads.Tuva has a rich historical and cultural heritage, preserved ethnic culture: traditional dwellings of the Tuvinian nomads (yurts), national cuisine, folk crafts, national arts (throat singing of khoomei), national sports ("khuresh" wrestling, horse races), unique combination of traditions of shamanism and Buddhism, the life of Russian Old Believers. |
