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Chanty-Mansijsk – the administrative centre of the Autonomous Okrug of the Khanty and Mansi (Jugra) – a city that leaves no one indifferent! It surprises visitors coming to this northern city for the first time and impresses those who saw the capital of Jugra a quarter of a century ago.

Chanty-Mansijsk is a unique city that has transformed in a short time from a provincial village into a beautiful modern city, surprising with its colourfulness, picturesque nature, the quality of its streets and infrastructure, as well as the number of interesting sights. This is a city with a centuries-old history that unites two indigenous peoples of the North – the Khanty and the Mansi.

The origins of the history of the peoples of Jugra date back to the late Ice Age, when the moving glaciers shaped the West Siberian Plain. Traces of humans from the Paleolithic era have been discovered in the area of the national okrug. The oldest of the found settlements date back about 12-15 thousand years.

Within Chanty-Mansijsk, archaeologists recently excavated the settlement of the ancestors of the Khanty and Mansi, which opened up during a landslide on the slope of a hill. The settlement existed in the 4th-6th centuries. In the cultural layer, fragments of pottery, bronze knives, copper hammers, stone needles, remains of hearths, and animal bones were found. In total, more than 1000 artifacts were collected. The finds can be viewed at the local museum. Researchers have determined that the main occupations of the local population were hunting and fishing, as well as livestock breeding.

In the 12th-13th centuries, the Belogorsk Principality of the Khanty emerged at the confluence of the Irtysh and Ob rivers. According to local legends, there were important sanctuaries on its territory where shamanic seers lived. The capital of this state formation was a fortified town surrounded by a spruce fence, located on the banks of the Irtysh near modern-day Chanty-Mansijsk. In the last quarter of the 16th century, the prince of the Khanty, Samar, ruled here.

In the 1950s and 1960s, huge oil and gas reserves were discovered in the Chanty-Mansijsk National Okrug. This gave a strong impetus to the development of the capital of Jugra, which became the central base for geological exploration expeditions and working groups of oil workers. Drillers discovered mineral water sources near Chanty-Mansijsk, and since 1953, the Balneological Sanatorium in the valley of the streams has been welcoming guests. A river port and a bus station were built in the city, and a passenger terminal was constructed at the nearby airport, which has existed since the 1930s. Modern buildings, hotels, offices of oil and gas companies, as well as trade and cultural centres emerged on the streets. In 2001, Jugra State University admitted its first students.

In 1996, the construction of an asphalt road was completed, connecting the capital of the okrug with the largest cities of the autonomy – Surgut, Nefteyugansk, and the administrative centre – Tyumen. In 2004, a road bridge over the Irtysh was built. The width of its span over the navigable waterway was 231 m.

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Plato Jankito is a unique place on the island of Iturup. Here, solidified lava has created bizarre shapes reminiscent of Martian landscapes. This place attracts travelers with its unusual, otherworldly beauty.

Plato Jankito is located on the west coast of the Russian Iturup – the largest of the Kuril Islands. The famous natural site is about 6-7 km from the town of Kurilsk.

The field of solidified lava was formed by the eruption of the Bogdan Chmelnizkij volcano. Some sources claim this happened thousands of years ago, while others refer to the year 1860, when the volcano last erupted. Just imagine the scene where numerous glowing lava flows slowly, as if alive, cascade down the slopes to the water's surface.

The solidified lava of the volcano has created an atmospheric landscape with sharp, tongue-like rocks in black and reddish-brown hues. These lava flows, which are practically devoid of vegetation and drop directly into the Sea of Okhotsk, give the place an air of unreality. They attract lovers of unusual landscapes and photographers. Particularly impressive shots are taken at sunset when the sun bathes the rocks and the surrounding waters in gold and purple.

Plato is not only known for its landscapes: it is an archaeological monument. Based on the excavations conducted by archaeologists here in 2022, Iturup and Jankito were already inhabited by humans 13,000 years ago. The houses of the island's ancient inhabitants had a quite advanced and practical design and featured an advanced heating system.

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