Posts Tagged ‘altai’
Russian Ministry of Natural Resources seeks to de-list Argali sheep and allow trophy-hunting [2014]
Russia’s Ministry of Natural Resources will consider a highly controversial proposal to delist the Altai argali mountain sheep from Red Book protection and specifically permit trophy-hunting.
Read MoreHappy 150th birthday to Grigory Choros-Gurkin! [2020]
For every Picasso and Rembrandt, there are many more lesser-known artists; this is the case with Grigoriy Choros-Gurkin (1870-1937). He is one of Altai’s greatest artists and most important cultural figures. The year 2020 marks the 150th anniversary of Choros-Gurkin’s birth and an ideal time to draw attention to the man and his work. Regarded…
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