Articles related to "Siberia"
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?
what caused tunguska event • ball lightning • atmospheric changes • 1908 explosion • siberia mystery
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?
what caused tunguska event • ball lightning • atmospheric changes • 1908 explosion • siberia mystery
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.
england • cornwall • scilly • eclipse • lyonesse arthur
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.
england • cornwall • scilly • eclipse • lyonesse arthur
Escape!
Prisoners of war show a special determination to be free. Brief book review and comments.
prisoner • war • pow • military • escape
Prisoners of war show a special determination to be free. Brief book review and comments.
prisoner • war • pow • military • escape
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.
birch • bark • rus • siberia • russia
<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.
birch • bark • rus • siberia • russia
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.
rus • russia • ukraine • weather • climate
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.
rus • russia • ukraine • weather • climate
Rus: Pelmeni - Siberian Mini-Dumplings
Delicious Siberian stuffed dumpligs. A staple of Rus cuisine.
rus • russia • siberia • siberian • food
Delicious Siberian stuffed dumpligs. A staple of Rus cuisine.
rus • russia • siberia • siberian • food
The Long Walk, by Slavomir Rawicz: Book Review
Book review of "The Long Walk," by Slavomir Rawicz
slavomir • rawicz • long walk • escape • heroic
Book review of "The Long Walk," by Slavomir Rawicz
slavomir • rawicz • long walk • escape • heroic
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.
intervention force • interventionists • allied interventionist • american expeditionary force siberia • major general ws graves
Japanese troops, assisted by the British, French and Americans, occupied the Russian far east for several years during the Russian Civil War.
intervention force • interventionists • allied interventionist • american expeditionary force siberia • major general ws graves
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.
nature • consciousness • shamanism • meditate • loneliness
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.
nature • consciousness • shamanism • meditate • loneliness
Fyodor Dostoevsky
Fyodor Dostoevsky's works continue to influence contemporary authors. His early novels set the stage for existential philosophy and modern psychology.
dostoevsky • dostoyevsky • russian writers • famous world authors • great authors
Fyodor Dostoevsky's works continue to influence contemporary authors. His early novels set the stage for existential philosophy and modern psychology.
dostoevsky • dostoyevsky • russian writers • famous world authors • great authors
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?
northern_lights • southern_lights • aurora • borealis • australis
The Northern Lights are quite a spectacle. But where do they come from and why all the colors?
northern_lights • southern_lights • aurora • borealis • australis
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.
irkutsk sights • trans-siberian stopover • karl marx street • lenin ulica • russian sydney opera house
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.
irkutsk sights • trans-siberian stopover • karl marx street • lenin ulica • russian sydney opera house
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?
comet enke • threat to earth • history comet enke • short period comet • strike earth
Is Comet Enke and the Taurid Meteor Shower that caused the Tunguska Event in 1908 on an inevitable second collision course with Earth?
comet enke • threat to earth • history comet enke • short period comet • strike earth
Peas You Might Not Notice
A couple of June-blooming peas you might not notice are Birdsfoot Trefoil and Alfalfa.
peas you might not notice • gregg m. pasterick • wildflowers of north america • botany • ecology
A couple of June-blooming peas you might not notice are Birdsfoot Trefoil and Alfalfa.
peas you might not notice • gregg m. pasterick • wildflowers of north america • botany • ecology
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.
orenberg cossacks • general dutov • siberian cossacks • semenov • baron ungern-sternberg
Fighting alongside 50,000 homeless Czech legionnaires and 70,000 Japanese troops the White forces under Admiral Kolchak fought the longest of any.
orenberg cossacks • general dutov • siberian cossacks • semenov • baron ungern-sternberg
A Comparison of Tolstoy and Dostoyevsky
A comparison between the two literary greats Count Leo Tolstoy and Dostoyevsky.
tolstoy • dostoyevsky • russian classic authors
A comparison between the two literary greats Count Leo Tolstoy and Dostoyevsky.
tolstoy • dostoyevsky • russian classic authors
Admiral Stark at Vladivostok 1922
At the end of the Russian Civil War an elderly Admiral called back from retirement led a broken down fleet of stolen ships loaded with refugees to safety.
russian vice-admiral • russian siberian squadron • white russian vladivostok • last russian fleet • end of russian civil war
At the end of the Russian Civil War an elderly Admiral called back from retirement led a broken down fleet of stolen ships loaded with refugees to safety.
russian vice-admiral • russian siberian squadron • white russian vladivostok • last russian fleet • end of russian civil war
Russian Cities: Elista
The Russian steppe city of Elista is a fascinating mix of cultures, now graced with a Tibetan Bhuddist temple and experiencing a cultural rebirth.
kalmykia • elista • bhuddism • tourism • russia
The Russian steppe city of Elista is a fascinating mix of cultures, now graced with a Tibetan Bhuddist temple and experiencing a cultural rebirth.
kalmykia • elista • bhuddism • tourism • russia
Allied Interventionists in Russia
The Armies of Britain, France, the US, Greece, Japan, Serbia, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Italy, and Canada intervened in the Russian Civil War each for their own motive.
allied intervention • interventionst russia • detail interventionists • toe russia expeditionary force • belgian armored car company
The Armies of Britain, France, the US, Greece, Japan, Serbia, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Italy, and Canada intervened in the Russian Civil War each for their own motive.
allied intervention • interventionst russia • detail interventionists • toe russia expeditionary force • belgian armored car company
DVD Picks: Jubei Chan 2, Volume 1
Jiyu Nanohana is an ordinary junior high girl who happens to be not so ordinary. She is the resurrected soul of none other than the famous samurai Yagyu Jubei…or is she?
Jiyu Nanohana is an ordinary junior high girl who happens to be not so ordinary. She is the resurrected soul of none other than the famous samurai Yagyu Jubei…or is she?
Jubei Chan 2 Volume 1 Anime DVD Review
Previously published on Suite 101 under another author with me as a contributor, I wanted to put this review up under our new anime review column.
jubei • assassin • kendo • anime • dvd
Previously published on Suite 101 under another author with me as a contributor, I wanted to put this review up under our new anime review column.
jubei • assassin • kendo • anime • dvd
Wooly Mammoth
The wooly mammoth has been in the news lately since the discovery of a frozen complete specimen in Siberia. With this discovery, it is hoped that scientists will now be able to clone it.
wooly mammoths • woolly mammoths • science • web sites • dna
The wooly mammoth has been in the news lately since the discovery of a frozen complete specimen in Siberia. With this discovery, it is hoped that scientists will now be able to clone it.
wooly mammoths • woolly mammoths • science • web sites • dna
20th Century Genghis Khan
The crazy life of white russian Major General Baron Ungern von Sternberg, psychopathic warlord of Mongolia and Military Buddhist
sternberg • ungern-sternberg • ungern • russian • cavalry
The crazy life of white russian Major General Baron Ungern von Sternberg, psychopathic warlord of Mongolia and Military Buddhist
sternberg • ungern-sternberg • ungern • russian • cavalry
The Czech Legion 1917-1920
Growing from a unit of volunteers that fought for the Tsar against the Hapsburg Empire, these 50,000 Czechs fought an amazing campaign for survival.
czechoslovak legions • 1914 • 1915 • 1917 • 1918
Growing from a unit of volunteers that fought for the Tsar against the Hapsburg Empire, these 50,000 Czechs fought an amazing campaign for survival.
czechoslovak legions • 1914 • 1915 • 1917 • 1918
The White Russian Armies 1917-1923
The Russian Civil War pitted communist Red armies against counter-revolutionary White armies in a six year long armed struggle. This is a look at those White forces.
provisional government • alexander kerensky • bolshevik red army • anti-bolshevik • russian civil war
The Russian Civil War pitted communist Red armies against counter-revolutionary White armies in a six year long armed struggle. This is a look at those White forces.
provisional government • alexander kerensky • bolshevik red army • anti-bolshevik • russian civil war
What's this Button for?
Cool Mouse 97. A review of this three button mouse utility and a profile of the author.
freeware • cool mouse 97 • review
Cool Mouse 97. A review of this three button mouse utility and a profile of the author.
freeware • cool mouse 97 • review
Onward and Upward...
Kiriyenko's "landslide" confirmation by the Duma on the third vote seems to show that Yeltsin now dominates the Russian political scene. Given that he's ill much of the time and the new premier is a political nonentity, that's not so hot. Meanwhile, the upcoming presidential election in 2000 is occupying many people's minds. Watch the gubernatorial election in Krasnoyarsk.
russia kremlin yeltsin kiriyenko duma lebed krasno
Kiriyenko's "landslide" confirmation by the Duma on the third vote seems to show that Yeltsin now dominates the Russian political scene. Given that he's ill much of the time and the new premier is a political nonentity, that's not so hot. Meanwhile, the upcoming presidential election in 2000 is occupying many people's minds. Watch the gubernatorial election in Krasnoyarsk.
russia kremlin yeltsin kiriyenko duma lebed krasno
Cuban Blockade or Quarantine
President John F. Kennedy's choice of quarantine instead of blockade is clarified by Roosevelt's Quarantine Speech of 1937.
cuban missile crisis • john f. kennedy • franklin d. roosevelt • blockade or quarantine • national security council
President John F. Kennedy's choice of quarantine instead of blockade is clarified by Roosevelt's Quarantine Speech of 1937.
cuban missile crisis • john f. kennedy • franklin d. roosevelt • blockade or quarantine • national security council
Nebula Shortlist 2006
Here's the list of nominees for 2006 Nebula awards for novel, novella, novelette, short, script, and the Andre Norton Award for YA.
nebula • awards • andre norton • short list • science fiction
Here's the list of nominees for 2006 Nebula awards for novel, novella, novelette, short, script, and the Andre Norton Award for YA.
nebula • awards • andre norton • short list • science fiction
Climate Change Affected by Forest Fires
Climate change is affected when soot from forest fires interacts with clouds as the aerosols rise, first causing them to heat up and later produce a cooling effect.
climate change • climate change from aerosols • climate changes from soot • climate change and aerosol findings • forest fire consequences
Climate change is affected when soot from forest fires interacts with clouds as the aerosols rise, first causing them to heat up and later produce a cooling effect.
climate change • climate change from aerosols • climate changes from soot • climate change and aerosol findings • forest fire consequences
Crime and Punishment
Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment set the theme for many modern psychological novels and films about the emotional effect of guilt on the human mind.
dostoevsky • russian writers • famous world authors • crime and punishment • patrick mcgrath
Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment set the theme for many modern psychological novels and films about the emotional effect of guilt on the human mind.
dostoevsky • russian writers • famous world authors • crime and punishment • patrick mcgrath
Dostoyevsky Museum, St Petersburg
Ever read Dostoyevsky's "Crime and Punishment"? If not, grab this literary classic now, then visit the Dostoyevsky Memorial Flat and Museum in St Petersburg, Russia.
dostoevsky • feodor mikhailovich dostoevsky • fyodor dostoyevsky • crime and punishment • dostoyevsky memorial museum and flat
Ever read Dostoyevsky's "Crime and Punishment"? If not, grab this literary classic now, then visit the Dostoyevsky Memorial Flat and Museum in St Petersburg, Russia.
dostoevsky • feodor mikhailovich dostoevsky • fyodor dostoyevsky • crime and punishment • dostoyevsky memorial museum and flat
Eastern Trans-Siberian Stops
Making stopovers on your Trans-Siberian rail journey across Russia is the best way to break up the week-long trip. But do you choose Irkutsk, Khabarovsk or Novosibirsk?
trans-siberian overnight stops • lake baikal stopovers • irkutsk khabarovsk novosibirsk sightseeing • listvyanka lake baikal • novosibirsk opera ballet theater
Making stopovers on your Trans-Siberian rail journey across Russia is the best way to break up the week-long trip. But do you choose Irkutsk, Khabarovsk or Novosibirsk?
trans-siberian overnight stops • lake baikal stopovers • irkutsk khabarovsk novosibirsk sightseeing • listvyanka lake baikal • novosibirsk opera ballet theater
KGB Remnants in Vilnius, Lithuania
The Museum of Genocide Victims gives visitors a Lithuanian perspective on the Soviet Union and the impact of the Soviet occupation on the Lithuanian people.
vilnius museums • museum of genocide victims • soviet union history • kgb headquarters building • sightseeing lithuania
The Museum of Genocide Victims gives visitors a Lithuanian perspective on the Soviet Union and the impact of the Soviet occupation on the Lithuanian people.
vilnius museums • museum of genocide victims • soviet union history • kgb headquarters building • sightseeing lithuania
Long Billed Dowitcher
The distinguishing characteristics of the Long Billed Dowitcher is their long straight, dark colored beak yellow, green legs, an ivory colored bottom and a tail checkered with black and white.
shore bird • short neck • stocky build • yellow beak • green/yellow legs
The distinguishing characteristics of the Long Billed Dowitcher is their long straight, dark colored beak yellow, green legs, an ivory colored bottom and a tail checkered with black and white.
shore bird • short neck • stocky build • yellow beak • green/yellow legs
Russia Travel Guide
Russia's offerings are vast, complex and varied. Whether you're interested in a historical tour of her imperial past or something more modern or even kitchy, read on!
russia travel articles • st. basil's cathedral moscow • homestay accommodation russian families • homestyle hospitality • russian souvenir shopping
Russia's offerings are vast, complex and varied. Whether you're interested in a historical tour of her imperial past or something more modern or even kitchy, read on!
russia travel articles • st. basil's cathedral moscow • homestay accommodation russian families • homestyle hospitality • russian souvenir shopping
Russian Literature and Society
A background on Russian Literature, the authors and the government.
literature • russian
A background on Russian Literature, the authors and the government.
literature • russian
The Kirghiz
The Kirghiz were a Scandinavian forest-dwelling people who emerged to defeat the Uighurs and establish their own state. This is their story.
china • steppes • kirghiz • uighurs • himalayas
The Kirghiz were a Scandinavian forest-dwelling people who emerged to defeat the Uighurs and establish their own state. This is their story.
china • steppes • kirghiz • uighurs • himalayas
Western Trans-Sib Stopovers
Yekaterinburg or Omsk, Perm or Kazan: what wonderful choices you can make when planning the western half of your Trans-Siberian rail journey across Russia.
choosing trans sib stops • omsk trans-sib • yekaterinburg perm sightseeing • kazan attractions • nizhny novgorod stopover
Yekaterinburg or Omsk, Perm or Kazan: what wonderful choices you can make when planning the western half of your Trans-Siberian rail journey across Russia.
choosing trans sib stops • omsk trans-sib • yekaterinburg perm sightseeing • kazan attractions • nizhny novgorod stopover
Where in the World - Plant Provenance
Hardiness zones are only a rough indication of whether a plant will do well in our gardens. If we really want to have a good idea about a plant's suitability for our conditions, we have to know its provenance, or where in the world it calls home.
usda hardiness zones • provenance • plant explorers • climate • alpine plants
Hardiness zones are only a rough indication of whether a plant will do well in our gardens. If we really want to have a good idea about a plant's suitability for our conditions, we have to know its provenance, or where in the world it calls home.
usda hardiness zones • provenance • plant explorers • climate • alpine plants
Where Was Genghis Khan Buried?
Genghis Khan was the world's greatest conqueror. Yet his resting place remains undiscovered, despite numerous attempts to find it. Why was there such a mystery?
mongols • genghis khan • sky god • shaman • animism
Genghis Khan was the world's greatest conqueror. Yet his resting place remains undiscovered, despite numerous attempts to find it. Why was there such a mystery?
mongols • genghis khan • sky god • shaman • animism
Dark Music News Tape (September, 20)
Dark Music News
doom music • death music • dark music • news • updates
Dark Music News
doom music • death music • dark music • news • updates
Death from Above - Meteors
Of the many threats posed to life on Earth by objects from outer space, meteors have a history of killing before and can do so again without warning.
pha • neo • meteor • death from above • asteroid
Of the many threats posed to life on Earth by objects from outer space, meteors have a history of killing before and can do so again without warning.
pha • neo • meteor • death from above • asteroid
Dmitri Mendeleev Biography
A profile of scientist Dmitri Mendeleev, Russian chemist and chemical educator credited for discovery of the periodic table of chamical elements.
dmitri mendeleev • history of periodic table • dimitri mendeleev • modern periodic table mendeleev • mandeleev
A profile of scientist Dmitri Mendeleev, Russian chemist and chemical educator credited for discovery of the periodic table of chamical elements.
dmitri mendeleev • history of periodic table • dimitri mendeleev • modern periodic table mendeleev • mandeleev
Dubai Prostitutes' Earnings Soar
"Las Vegas is a sputtering 20-watt bulb compared with this fire in the desert," wrote Vanity Fair's Nick Tosches. Dubai is "Capitalism on Steroids" & that includes Xmas.
prostitution in dubai • dubai prostitutes at christmas • ladies of the night in dubai • sex trafficking in duba • the dubai model
"Las Vegas is a sputtering 20-watt bulb compared with this fire in the desert," wrote Vanity Fair's Nick Tosches. Dubai is "Capitalism on Steroids" & that includes Xmas.
prostitution in dubai • dubai prostitutes at christmas • ladies of the night in dubai • sex trafficking in duba • the dubai model
Grand Duchess Elizabeth
Grand Duchess Elizabeth, married to Grand Duke Sergei, fell out with her younger sister Alexandra even while she attempted to help the sick and the poor.
grand duchess elizabeth • elizabeth of hesse • tsaritsa alexandra • grand duke sergei rasputin • tsar nicholas
Grand Duchess Elizabeth, married to Grand Duke Sergei, fell out with her younger sister Alexandra even while she attempted to help the sick and the poor.
grand duchess elizabeth • elizabeth of hesse • tsaritsa alexandra • grand duke sergei rasputin • tsar nicholas
History, Trauma and Memory
In the first of this three-part series of articles on this topic, I will explore the still contentious notion that many German civilians were also victimized in WWII.
wwii • memory • history • trauma • psychology
In the first of this three-part series of articles on this topic, I will explore the still contentious notion that many German civilians were also victimized in WWII.
wwii • memory • history • trauma • psychology
Homo Floresiensis: the Hobbits of Flores Island
An introduction to a sensational new archaeological discovery on the remote Indonesian island of Flores.
evolution • flores island • history of humanity • indonesia • scientific method
An introduction to a sensational new archaeological discovery on the remote Indonesian island of Flores.
evolution • flores island • history of humanity • indonesia • scientific method
Indian Religions
Although Paleo-Indians migrated to North and South America over many centuries, there are religious similarities that demonstrate a common mythos.
native american religions • common traits • paleo-indian migration • ice age migrations • creator spirits
Although Paleo-Indians migrated to North and South America over many centuries, there are religious similarities that demonstrate a common mythos.
native american religions • common traits • paleo-indian migration • ice age migrations • creator spirits
More People Means Fewer Big Cats
tiger • cougar • cougars • shrinking habitats • human-animal encounters
tiger • cougar • cougars • shrinking habitats • human-animal encounters
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