Irkutsk is also the door to spectacular Lake Baikal. Sofia Buntovskaya has nothing but praise for the lake and its pure and perfectly clear water. Her love for this natural Siberian jewel made the ...

"Baikal? Baikal!" I silently echoed. Could he really mean that Baikal? The fabled lake of legends? The origin of Buryat-Khori myths? The endless expanse of pristine waters so clear you can see the ...