Glaciers of the Ural

Beautiful ethnographic film about the mansi nation life set in a majestic ural taiga.

In the mansi nation there's a belief as old as life itself that many centuries ago seven giants were crossing mount range of Ural to destroy Vogulsky people, but when they saw a sacred vogul mountain "Yalpyng-Nyor". Leader of the invaders dropped his drum and stood still forever. Seven high stone columns - all that was left from the enemies. Giants guard the calm of forgotten mountain castle "Moning-Tumi".

South Keltma may seem an ordinary river from the first sight, but it's meaning is huge. Keltma connects the White Sea with the Caspian sea, north and south!

Reindeers and Northern indigenous nations of Russia such as nenets, mansi and khanty are inextricably connected. Reindeer has earned the people's trust. This beautiful and clever animal in mountains, taiga and tundra first of all is a friend, companion and assistant for an indigenous man.

Indigenous people of north have an old legend about the mountain of stone idols Man'-Pupy-Nor. Once upon a time giants-man eaters invaded the land of mansi. They went and devoured everything on their way. But then the sky split into lightnings and villians belt-dropped into the ground turning to stone. Their copper shields and giant maces decorated with diamonds are still laying somewhere near covered with leaves and overgrown with wild herbs.

A film about the Northern Urals and its nature, as well as about the life of a local forester and his family.

Beautiful and poetic film directed by Mikhail Zaplatin about harsh and majestic nature of Ural. Whimsical hoary forest, fantastic peaks, coral cities, austere churning rivers...

The deer trail led the film crew of Perm television studio to the heart of spring taiga. First spring drops, first bare patches. After a several weeks dawns will be full with birds' polyphony and beauty taiga will thaw, come back to live and smile.

The film, shot in the city of Mezen in the Arkhangelsk region, tells about the spiritual culture and traditions of the Pomors, the wooden architecture of Mezen, crafts and the city as a place of exile.

Species film about the river Vishera and nature of North Ural in winter and autumn.

When spring melts ice on the rivers and air is full of whistle from bird's wings, here in the north it gets so clear that in bird's world a sense of home, great instinct of procreation and irresistible urge for dear nest are all-powerfull.

Salmon has long been considered the delicacy, but commercial fishing have left this unique fish on the brink of extinction. Problem of saving the population became state care.

In the depths of the Ice mountain Kungur ice cave has hidden. Beauty, greatness and history of the cave's exploration are reflected in names of the grottos: Brilliant, Cosmic, Dante, Ruins, Geologists, Brave, Giant, Polar. But how did such magic as ice diamonds, pearls and silver appear?