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Cross Culture Ministry--Siberia, Russia
Pastor Tedd Wendt, a WELS missionary in Siberia, published the monthly Siberian Express. It gives a run-down of the ministry in Russia, the trials and the triumphs. Rev. Wendt promises to send more information when his schedule is less hectic. However, this is a good look at what a foreign missionary goes through in the course of a month--as well as various political and governmental issues to deal with.
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Siberia's Tunguska Event of 1908
Questions remain nearly 100 years since the Tunguska Event of 1908 devastated the Central Siberian forest: Was it ball lightning? Did the event trigger climate change?
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Baikal: The World's Biggest Lake
Lake Baikal is sometimes called the Blue Eye of Siberia and offers incredible natural beauty and a range of outdoor activities. Getting there can be fun too.
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Preserving Native Siberian Culture
Native Siberians who wish to preserve their culture face challenges, not only because they are members of a minority population in Russia's eastern territory.
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Dark Night of the Sun - The Total Solar Eclipse '99
Join The Travel Sleuth in the legendary Land of Lyonesse to meet with Sheridan Williams, noted author and authority on Solar Eclipses. Imagine with him the awesome moment when the Moon's shadow swoops in off the Atlantic at 1000 miles an hour to turn Day into Night, Song into Silence.
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Escape!
Prisoners of war show a special determination to be free. Brief book review and comments.
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Rasputin - The Mad Monk
Rasputin - was he mad? Was he a healer? The questions about this strange man who called himself a monk have never been answered.
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Rus: Beresta Craft Art
<b><i>Beresta is simply birch bark as well as the name of the birch tree. It is used to make wonderfully beautiful as well as functional items.
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Rus: How Climate Impacts Rus Culture
Climate has a terrific impact upon people. In the Rus this is as true as it is in the Sahara Desesrt. The vagaries & differences of temparatures is the causation of many social actions & reactions to the weather.
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Rus: Pelmeni - Siberian Mini-Dumplings
Delicious Siberian stuffed dumpligs. A staple of Rus cuisine.
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The Long Walk, by Slavomir Rawicz: Book Review
Book review of "The Long Walk," by Slavomir Rawicz
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Interventionists in the Far East
Japanese troops, assisted by the British, French and Americans, occupied the Russian far east for several years during the Russian Civil War.
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Fyodor Dostoevsky
Fyodor Dostoevsky's works continue to influence contemporary authors. His early novels set the stage for existential philosophy and modern psychology.
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Sandhill Cranes – Grus canadensis
The Sandhill Crane is the crane species most commonly seen in North America. It is found in Mexico, the United States, Canada, and eastern Siberia.
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Sightseeing in Irkutsk, Russia
Irkutsk is a Siberian city in the middle of Russia, and lies on the Trans-Siberian route. Nearby Lake Baikal is more popular, but Irkutsk is worth seeing too.
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Visiting Lake Baikal, Russia
To experience Russian nature and landscape at its best, make a stop at Lake Baikal in Siberia or take the Circumbaikal or BAM Railways.
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Ancient nature consciousness, part 2: shamanism
Various crises in my life have driven me back, time and again, to nature. These intense episodes may relate to the most ancient known form of religious experience: shamanism.
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Red Breasted Merganser
The Red Breasted Merganser belongs to the branch of the Sawbill classification of diving ducks. The Red Breasted Merganser lives in North America, Europe and Asia.
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Roaring Aurora and the Solar Flares (a Popular Duo)
The Northern Lights are quite a spectacle. But where do they come from and why all the colors?
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Woolly Mammoths
Learn more about the woolly mammoth and the newest discoveries.
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Comet Enke – A Threat To Earth?
Is Comet Enke and the Taurid Meteor Shower that caused the Tunguska Event in 1908 on an inevitable second collision course with Earth?
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Russia Seeks Leading Energy Role
Attempting to enhance their global role as a major energy supplier, the Russian government recently announced new plans to supply oil and gas to Asia and the Balkans.
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The Siberian White Army 1918-1923
Fighting alongside 50,000 homeless Czech legionnaires and 70,000 Japanese troops the White forces under Admiral Kolchak fought the longest of any.
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NEW HERBS FOR 2003
Celebrate the new gardening season by trying some of the new herb varieties introduced for 2003.
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Peas You Might Not Notice
A couple of June-blooming peas you might not notice are Birdsfoot Trefoil and Alfalfa.
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Qi Dao Workshop - Part 2
The author experiences a workshop in Tibetan Shamanic Qigong (Qi Dao) which emphasizes cultivating and moving with spiritual energy (Qi)and lucid dreaming while awake or asleep.
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