Etched on the surface of Earth are marks of our planet's remarkable history. One such notable imprint is Lake Baikal in Siberia. Persisting for as many as 30 million years, it is the oldest freshwater ...
(RFE/RL) -- Some 2,000 people rallied today in the Siberian city of Irkutsk to protest the planned reopening of a paper mill on the shores of Lake Baikal, the world's largest freshwater lake. Another ...
Considered the Jewel of Russia by some, Lake Baikal is the world’s oldest and deepest freshwater lake. In January, when its water crystallises into aquamarine ice, the tourism season usually begins.