Comments on: Russia tourist attractions – An Adventurous Experience rather than a Holiday Destination http://www.countryguides360.com/russia-tourist-attractions.html Thu, 08 Jul 2010 12:34:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: vareeja http://www.countryguides360.com/russia-tourist-attractions.html/comment-page-1#comment-461 vareeja Thu, 08 Jul 2010 12:29:37 +0000 http://www.countryguides360.com/?p=844#comment-461 There are over 160 different ethnic groups and indigenous peoples in Russia. Ethnic Russians with their Slavic Orthodox culture, Tatars and Bashkirs with their Turkic Muslim culture, Buddhist nomadic Buryats and Kalmyks, Shamanistic peoples of the Far North and Siberia, highlanders of the Northern Caucasus, Finno-Ugric peoples of the Russian North West and Volga Region all contribute to diverse and rich culture of Russia. The ethnic culture is preserved in various museums and ethno-parks, reproduced in cuisine, architecture, cinema and arts, and developed by folk bands, dance ensembles and choirs. There are over 160 different ethnic groups and indigenous peoples in Russia.

Ethnic Russians with their Slavic Orthodox culture, Tatars and Bashkirs with their Turkic Muslim culture, Buddhist nomadic Buryats and Kalmyks, Shamanistic peoples of the Far North and Siberia, highlanders of the Northern Caucasus, Finno-Ugric peoples of the Russian North West and Volga Region all contribute to diverse and rich culture of Russia.

The ethnic culture is preserved in various museums and ethno-parks, reproduced in cuisine, architecture, cinema and arts, and developed by folk bands, dance ensembles and choirs.

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