As a city kid, Elena Anosova heard seemingly tall tales of a village visited by elk and wolves, of a vast forest, impassable roads, and an environment both bitter and beloved. As an adult ...
TASS/. A police officer on Thursday gunned down an aggressive wild bear that had wandered into a small Siberian settlement in the Amur region, and approached a local school building, the press ...
Zinaida Mudovina, a village teacher, explains how the sawmill closed a few years ago and how about a dozen families left soon after. It’s a common Siberian refrain. “Only the seniors are left ...