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Khakassia (06.2010)

A land of natural and spiritual beauty, the Republic of Khakassia is located in the southern part of eastern Siberia. Considered an archeological mecca, Khakassia's recorded history dates from the 4th to 3rd centuries B.C. This ancient land of serene splendor, with its centuries old burial mounds, prehistoric menhirs (monolithic standing stones), and petroglyphs, remains one of mystery & shamanism. A 4.5 hour flight from Moscow, or a 75 hour train ride on the Trans-Siberian, the Khakass Republic has a population of 546,000 of whom about 165,000 live in the capital city of Abakan.
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It's said this menhir generates heat even in the depths of winter when the temperature could be as low as -50C
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It's said this menhir generates heat even in the depths of winter when the temperature could be as low as -50C

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  • Oxana & Wafaa enjoying the performance.
  • Sacred stones.
  • Petroglyph on stone.
  • With the shaman's wife.
  • Khakass beaded breast plate detail.
  • Lunch time.
  • Wooden yurts built for tourists in the village of Kazanovka.
  • Scenery around Kazanovka.
  • Untitled photo
  • Kazanovka piggies.
  • Leonid Eryomin with his daughter. He fell in love with Khakassia & has settled here.
  • Leonid's wooden yurt. (Khakassia, Russia)
  • Leonid & his daughter in the yurt they're building - 8 years & still ongoing.
  • It's June and in Siberia that means time for spring planting.
  • Leonid & his wife have found hundreds of ancient relics. Here they examine a Bronze Age pottery shard.
  • Oxana.
  • It's said this menhir generates heat even in the depths of winter when the temperature could be as low as -50C
  • Petroglyph of a human face.
  • Animal petroglyph.
  • Animal petroglyph.
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