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Watch Kontinental Hockey League game

Participate in the traditional Slavic celebration of Kupala Night, featuring rituals, bonfires, and flower wreaths

Russians remember the end of the Soviet Union and the 1990s; Alexievich's chorus.

A Belarusian boy watches the SS burn villages in 1943; the most harrowing war film made.

Roam sweeping steppes, Tian Shan peaks, and bold skylines of Kazakhstan

Visit Almaty, the former capital and largest city of Kazakhstan. Explore the Central State Museum (showcasing Kazakh history and culture, including the Golden Man archaeological find), ride the cable car to Kok-Tobe Hill (offering panoramic views of the city and the Tian Shan mountains), and stroll through Panfilov Park (home to the colorful Zenkov Cathedral, a wooden Russian Orthodox church built without nails).

A "mini Grand Canyon" of red rock.

Submerged sunken forest in a turquoise lake.