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Realms of the Russian Bear
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The Celestial Mountains
Creatures of the USSR's remote mountains ranges, high deserts & inhospitable soda lakes.
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Now playingCreatures of the USSR's remote mountains ranges, high deserts & inhospitable soda lakes.
The arid central deserts of the former USSR, & the animals that live in these harsh lands.
The Arctic tundra bursts into life in summer, a bounty of flowers, birds & grazing herds.
Siberia has temperatures of -70C and is home to Baikal, the world's oldest, deepest lake.
Russia's Far East is home to a plethora of fauna, from sea eagles to Siberian tigers.