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Christian churches, Muslim mosques and Buddhist datsans - we’ve brought together the most impressive places of worship in the country, aston

Christian churches, Muslim mosques and Buddhist datsans - we’ve brought together the most impressive places of worship in the country, astonishing in...

Far from the uniform vision of Russia that we, wrongly, often have, the Republic of Kalmykia, bordering the Caspian Sea, appears to be the quintessence of the contrasts and the diversity which characterize this country. The only Buddhist region on the European continent, it offers to the travelers an arid landscape, dominated by infinite steppes and sand dunes, but also by Buddhist temples and pagodas.

5 cities in Russia that highlight its rich ethnic diversity 2020 Russian Drift Series Yug in Grozny, Chechnya. Yelena Afonina/TASS Buddhist temples, ancient fortresses and a city that does not sell alcohol—Russia has all these and more. Russia is a richly multicultural country that is home to almost 200 different ethnicities. Many regions have preserved their traditional cultures and languages, and cities in these regions are full of local character and strikingly different f...