Seasonal Travel 1 min read
Baikal in Winter: Ice, Light and Safety
Winter Baikal means clear ice laced with cracks, pressure ridges, ice grottoes and sunshine almost every day. When to go, where to see the ice and which safety rules you…
Articles
Topic: ice
History, architecture, Baikal, food and the seasons — writing that helps you see more than meets the eye.
Travel Tips 2 min read
Getting to Olkhon: the Ferry, the Ice Road and the Seasons in Between
Getting to Olkhon is straightforward once you understand how the crossing works in each season. Here is the road from Irkutsk, the ferry, the ice road, the hovercraft…
Lake Baikal 2 min read
Lake Baikal: the Facts Behind the Superlatives
Baikal is described in superlatives: the deepest lake on Earth, one of the oldest, holding about a fifth of the planet’s unfrozen surface fresh water. Here is what lies…
Long Reads 1 min read
The icebreaker Angara: a new navigation for an old ship
How the floating museum went from a half-sunken vessel to an interactive engine room — and what lies ahead.
Lake Baikal 1 min read
An interactive exhibition opens in the engine room of the icebreaker Angara
A working model of the steam engine, crew mannequins and a “ship’s rolling” module explain how the icebreaker sailed on Baikal.