Krestovsky Cape

See map »

Krestovsky Cape is located on the western shore of Lake Baikal, not far from Buguldeyka village. The Buryats called the cape “Dayn-Hoshun” that means “cape of war”. Such a name was given because of the remains of the stone walls which played the role of defence and watch construction in times of Kurykans.One more attraction is an old quarry where millstones for watermills were produced. Some of those millstones of 1.5 m in diameter and about 80 cm thick are still lying on the shore of the Baikal.

Area photos

Photos provided by Panoramio. Photos are under the copyright of their owners.

Peoples of Lake Baikal

The Kurykans In the first millennium A.D. Pribaikalie was inhabited by a tribal union consisted of three families – the Turks, the Evenks and the Protoburyats that had a common name “Kurykans”. In spite of their little quantity these ancient tribes formed a quite...

Legends of Lake Baikal

Following the legend, peoples in the Siberian lands appeared long time ago. At once they found that lands attractive owing to the rich forests and vast steppes. The only problem depressed them: there was no water at all. Once they met on their way an wayfarer that gave them an advice...

Severobaikalsk City

Severobaikalsk is situated at the northern edge of Lake Baikal. It was found in 1974 owing to the Baikal-Amur mainline construction. That time it was regarded as a basic settlement for the building-workers of the Buryat section of the BAM (510 km) named “Novogodny” (“New...

Baikal Fauna

Fauna of the Baikal coast is typical for East Siberian region. A relational integrity of the nature, a small number of tourists and large forest spaces allow to keep a great population of animals. Among predators the most common species are wolf, fox, brown bear, sables. To...

Old Believers

In the second half of the 17th century, at the time when the Russian Orthodox Church attained the highest dignity its division occurred. The reason for that were the reforms of the patriarch Nikon that were undertaken in order to the unification of the Russian Orthodox Church traditions...