Travel to St. Petersburg and Mongolia (part II)

"Vladia drinks salted milk tea in yurt"

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Travel story: Travel to St. Petersburg and Mongolia (part II)

Old believers came there 300 years ago to escape from religious persecution. It used to be a very remote corner of the Russian empire, where the old believers can continue their lifestyle, which is similar to the Amish. Old believers brought here the famous Russian painter and philosopher Nikolai Rerih in 1923. Rerih is very popular in Russia, especially in Siberia. See http://wwww.sibro.ru Not far away from Mylta, is the village Upper Uyimon, where Rerih spent a couple weeks in 1923.... More