By December 1991, most Soviet republics had declared independence or backed the dissolution of the USSR. Yet a legal quirk kept one republic in the Union for a few more days. Which country briefly became, in effect, the entire Soviet Union?
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The Faroe Islands: a remote archipelago where dramatic cliffs, peaceful villages, and the untamed Atlantic come together.
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Siberia holds a landscape you wouldn’t expect: golden dunes framed by taiga and snow-covered peaks.
These are the Chara Sands in Zabaykalsky Krai, a true desert hidden deep in the Siberian wilderness.
Far away, between Denmark and Sweden, a bridge seems to disappear beneath the sea. It crosses an artificial island, then continues underwater through a tunnel.
How did a desert emerge in the taiga? And why does this remarkable route bring together a bridge, an island, and a tunnel? Find out on “Beyond the Atlas.”
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These are the Chara Sands in Zabaykalsky Krai, a true desert hidden deep in the Siberian wilderness.
Far away, between Denmark and Sweden, a bridge seems to disappear beneath the sea. It crosses an artificial island, then continues underwater through a tunnel.
How did a desert emerge in the taiga? And why does this remarkable route bring together a bridge, an island, and a tunnel? Find out on “Beyond the Atlas.”
Follow the channel for extraordinary places, unexpected landscapes, and captivating stories from around the world.
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