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Post by Gorilla king on Jul 16, 2021 23:48:36 GMT -5
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Post by Gorilla king on Jul 17, 2021 9:07:43 GMT -5
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Post by Gorilla king on Jul 17, 2021 9:12:01 GMT -5
The Russian Bear (Russian: Русский медведь, romanized: Russky medved) is a widespread symbol(generally of a Eurasian brown bear) for Russia, used in cartoons, articles and dramatic plays since as early as the 16th century,[1] and relating alike to the Russian Empire, the Soviet Union and the present-day Russian Federation. It often was and is used by Westerners, originated in British caricatures and later also used in the United States, and not always in a flattering context – on occasion it was used to imply that Russia is "big, brutal and clumsy" (see 19th-century cartoon below).en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Bear
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Post by Gorilla king on Jul 17, 2021 9:19:47 GMT -5
MISHA-THE MASCOT OF MOSCOW OLYMPICS 1980.
Banner depicting the Russian Bear unfurled by Russian football supporters (the inscription says "Go ahead Russia!").
COAT OF ARMS OF NOVGOROD, RUSSIA
The Russian Bear (sitting, to the right) among the European powers courted by Bismarck in order to isolate France.
A humoristic Japanese world map representing Russia as a big bear
Cartoon from the English satirical magazine Punch, or The London Charivari. With the Russian Bear sitting on the tail of the Persian cat while the British Lion looks on, it represents a phase of The Great Game. The caption reads: "AS BETWEEN FRIENDS. British Lion (to Russian Bear). 'IF WE HADN'T SUCH A THOROUGH UNDERSTANDING I MIGHT ALMOST BE TEMPTED TO ASK WHAT YOU'RE DOING THERE WITH OUR LITTLE PLAYFELLOW.''
Chinese view of THE SITUATION IN THE FAR EAST, 1905. Bear for Russia intruding from the north, bulldog for the United Kingdom in south China, frog for France in southeast Asia, and American eagle for the United States approaching from the Philippines.
The reverse of a World War I German Silver medallion liberation of East Prussia 1914 by Paul von Beneckendorff und von Hindenburg. Referring to the Battle of Tannenberg. The naked General Hindenburgfighting the Russian Bear with his sword.
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Post by Gorilla king on Jul 17, 2021 9:43:50 GMT -5
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Post by Gorilla king on Jul 17, 2021 9:45:29 GMT -5
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Post by Gorilla king on Jul 17, 2021 9:48:13 GMT -5
OLGA VLADIMIROVNA KUVYKINA biologist , winner of the "Book of the Year" award (2010, for the book "Letters of Insects")
graduate of the Faculty of Biology, Moscow State University M.V. Lomonosov, journalist, author of popular science articles and books
WWF supporter Research interests: palynology, allergology, higher plants, endemics, nature conservation, regional studies, mythology
Article is: "Meeting with a bear
The shaggy "master of the taiga" has a moody temper, and his behavior is unpredictable."
"Aggressiveness of bears depends on their habitat - for example, Caucasian and Central Russian bears are considered peaceful. Biologists have more than once shared with me their stories of how they encountered bears feeding in raspberry or hogweed bushes, and peacefully dispersed.
Bears in Kamchatka are also relatively calm, if the year turned out to be fruitful for berries, nuts and fish. The most "vicious" bears are found in the Siberian taiga , but even here it all depends on the case - each toptygin has its own character. If the bear is scared, hungry or has a toothache, he will attack a person. Himalayan bears try to avoid meeting people, but if this happens, they rush to the person in fright.
The bear does not feel reverence for man as a being of a "higher order" and treats him approximately like a tiger. Some brown bears are enraged by one kind of people and, when they meet, they may even start throwing stones, especially if, having climbed some hill, they see a person below. Mostly large males are distinguished by such antics - they are generally “infernal” creatures, on occasion they will not disdain to pick up and eat a smaller young bear or a cub. "
www.vokrugsveta.ru/telegraph/theory/569/
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Post by Gorilla king on Jul 17, 2021 10:11:15 GMT -5
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Post by Gorilla king on Jul 17, 2021 10:13:18 GMT -5
Taiga is the law, bear is the master
Just a four-hour flight from Moscow to western Siberia is the picturesque Kemerovo Region. A land renowned for its industrial history and rich cultural roots, and where bears really are a man's best friend.
Brown bears can be furry and cute. They may be, but do not be fooled by their looks: they are wild animals with all that implies.
In the Kemerovo Region bears really do wander the streets and drink vodka, and even munch on the odd cigarette – if offered.
Shocking to most, bear owner Viktor Kirpichnikov, says he acts only out of love.
“These bears are my life. And it’s for their own good I don’t set them free as they wouldn’t know how to cope in the wild. Their mother was killed by hunters when they were just a few months old. We rescued them,” he explained.
But for those who prefer their animals roaming free, there is a whole other world to discover in Russia’s Kemerovo region.
Five hours’ drive from the city and you enter a mountainous winter wonderland.
The taiga forest stretches for as far as the eye can see, and the history is as thick and rich as its carpet of snow.
Long before the Russians came in the 17th Century, this region was a tapestry of different nomadic tribes.
Ancient traces of a bygone age suggest life here began thousands years ago in the Bronze Age.
In some of Kemerovo’s more remote villages, people still live a traditional hunter and gatherer way of life.
The local sheriff, Valery Topakov, has been responsible for 19 villages – most of which have no electricity, shops or medical facilities – since the 1980s so people rely on the sheriff to keep them connected.
The furthest village lies some 60 kilometers away and consists of just 12 houses.
And when temperatures veer from minus to plus 35 degrees centigrade, his biggest challenge is how to reach them.
“I ski. If I leave at 2am, I’m there by 1pm. It’s the only way, especially by April when the snow’s begun to melt and spring re-appears,” Valery Topakov, local Ust’ Kabyrza Sheriff, said.
“Modern skis are no good as they don’t have enough traction. But mine are handmade in the traditional way, and covered in horse hair, meaning I can climb the difficult slopes.”
But for those less fit, there is another way to tackle the snow-drenched Siberian taiga – by skidoo. And even then, the elements can prove too much.
The thickness of the snow makes it incredibly difficult, even for experienced hunters, and an attempt to make way deep into the Siberian forest proves to be a real challenge.
Local legend has it that deep in the woods there is a cave where Kemerovo’s Big Foot or Yeti lives. The nearest town is only 50 kilometers away and several people claim to have seen the big man himself, or know someone who has.
Nevertheless, as for Big Foot, Sheriff Valery Topakov is skeptical.
“No such thing exists! But we do believe that a spiritual force, the Master of the Mountain, lives here and looks over the forest. When our hunters come into the taiga, they always leave gifts as a sign of respect,” he said.
Topakov has been coming to this cave since he was a boy and knows each step by heart.
He said he is still amazed by the scale and beauty of its ice stalactites and stalagmites.
Kemerovo region is an ancient, vast and contradictory land shrouded in natural beauty, history and legend – the true Siberia.
www.rt.com/news/kemerovo-siberia-taiga-bear/
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Post by Gorilla king on Jul 17, 2021 18:24:42 GMT -5
Realm of the Russian bear. Master of Taiga
The famous BBC series, filmed with the participation of the famous Russian naturalist Nikolai Drozdov, and represents the most comprehensive study of the nature of Russia and countries of the Commonwealth, was created more than 3 years. For this work N.Drozdov was awarded "Gold Panda", also known as the "Green Oscars".
Master of Taiga
Territory of the countries of the Commonwealth of the land occupies 16 of the planet. Its northern coast is washed by the Arctic Ocean and covers almost half of the world, passing through 11 time zones. Here is the biggest forest of the world — Taiga, which stretches from Scandinavia across the continent to the Pacific Ocean and covers an enormous territory.
survincity.com/2010/12/realm-of-the-russian-bear-master-of-taiga/
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Post by Gorilla king on Jul 17, 2021 19:07:34 GMT -5
There are many bears in Russia. The most popular one is a brown bear which is known around the world as a “Russian bear”. A bear is the biggest and strongest animal on the territory of Russia and northern Europe, therefore Russians call it the forest (taiga) master
www.learnrussianineu.com/russian-bear-myths-reality
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Post by Gorilla king on Jul 17, 2021 19:08:31 GMT -5
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Post by Gorilla king on Jul 17, 2021 19:10:32 GMT -5
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Post by Gorilla king on Jul 17, 2021 19:13:57 GMT -5
The brown bear is the most powerful animal in the Russian taiga. Each bear has its own territory, which it marks by leaving clumps of hair on the trees. The higher the mark, the larger the bear. Once, according to the stories of the gamekeepers, they drove a small young bear through the taiga, and he jumped on a tree in fright, leaving a tuft of its fur on it very high. After that, this bear cub became the owner of a rather large territory, since the rest of the males were afraid of the bear of "huge growth".
www.tripadvisor.com.pe/LocationPhotoDirectLink-g298504-i386455157-Republic_of_Karelia_Northwestern_District.html
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Post by Gorilla king on Jul 17, 2021 19:15:12 GMT -5
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Post by Gorilla king on Jul 17, 2021 19:17:50 GMT -5
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Post by Gorilla king on Jul 17, 2021 19:18:59 GMT -5
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Post by Gorilla king on Jul 17, 2021 19:22:21 GMT -5
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Post by Gorilla king on Jul 17, 2021 19:24:52 GMT -5
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Post by Gorilla king on Jul 17, 2021 19:27:24 GMT -5
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