Olkhon - The World's Largest Lake Bound Island - Within The World's Deepest Lake
September 29th 2011 No trip to Siberia is complete without going Lake Baikal, while no trip to Lake Baikal is complete without going Olkhon Island. I was not planning to visit this huge island when I was planning trip to Lake Baikal, as it's not so easy to get there and takes plenty of time, considering the distance around 110km from Irkutsk, the trip takes exceptionally long.
Lake Baikal, located in Siberia
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Founded in the 12th century, the Principality of Muscovy, was able to emerge from over 200 years of Mongol domination (13th-15th centuries) and to gradually conquer and absorb surrounding principalities. In the early 17th century, a new Romanov Dynas... ... read more 
