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Buryatia (03.2009)

Buryatia, Russia - Located on the eastern shore of Lake Baikal in the Asian part of Russia, the Republic of Buryatia is about the size of Germany and has a population of just under 1,000,000.
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Listening to all the toasts. Baikal vodka awaits all.
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Listening to all the toasts. Baikal vodka awaits all.

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  • RT crew with monk outside Ivolginsky Datsan. (Buryatia, Russia)
  • Buddhist Temple inside Ivolginsky Datsan where the body of monk Itegelov is preserved. (Buryatia, Russia)
  • Buddhist Monastery, Ivolginsky Datsan. (Buryatia, Russia)
  • Rustem with monk responsible for guarding the body of Itegelov. (Buryatia, Russia)
  • Buddhist Monk ~ Ivolginsky Datsan. (Buryatia, Russia)
  • Buryat Buddhist ceremony at Atsagat Datsan.
  • Ceremony at Atsagat Datsan. (Atsagat, Russia)
  • Welcome!
  • A toast!
  • Listening to all the toasts. Baikal vodka awaits all.
  • Even in the hinterlands, Rustem finds a friend he studied with. Those Komsomol guys get around.
  • Traditional dumplings - mantee.
  • Gusinoe Ozero.
  • It's cold in dem dere hills.
  • Happy to be here.
  • Shaman Holy place marker.
  • Shaman dog.
  • Shaman holy markers.
  • Gusinoe Ozero. (Goose Lake)
  • Overlooking Gusinoe Ozero.
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