Siberia has always evoked contradictory associations - the magnificent nature and the place where the convicts from the time of tsarist Russia served their sentences, the dank climate and the wide soul of people. It is unambiguously very difficult to express your attitude towards Siberia and its inhabitants. So how do people actually live in Siberia? What is the difference between the life of Siberians and living conditions in the rest of Russia?
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Step 1
Perhaps one of the most important factors determining living conditions in a particular region is the climate. The Siberian climate cannot be called mild and comfortable: frosty winters, wet cool summers, a huge number of insects. If summer is hot, the risk of forest fires increases dramatically. Despite all the disadvantages of climatic conditions, they are more than compensated by the stunning nature: forests, lakes, extensive opportunities for outdoor activities - hunting, fishing, tourism.
Step 2
The infrastructure of Siberia is far from the usual for the inhabitants of megacities. Most of the region lacks large cities, although the region is actively developing. In large cities, high-rise buildings are being built, highways are being laid. Even in small cities, such as, for example, Tomsk, the central districts are becoming more and more like the bustling cities of the center of Russia, and just a few minutes drive in the suburbs, life is already more reminiscent of the countryside.
Step 3
At the same time, in the suburban areas, the level of culture is quite high. Since the moment when the development of trade in the 17th century brought with it the beginnings of theatrical and artistic arts, Siberia has not stopped in its cultural development. Museums, theaters, art studios have long ceased to be a rarity.
Step 4
Currently, the development of Orthodoxy is observed in Siberia: monasteries are being revived, the number of believers is growing. Siberia is also famous for the preservation, primordiality of the primordially Russian traditions: from old recipes of Siberian cuisine to the traditions of Maslenitsa celebration.
Step 5
Siberia is really unlike any other region of the country. Only here are the original Russian traditions combined with innovative technologies, the development of modern infrastructure with respect for the surrounding nature, harsh climatic conditions with a sincere and warm atmosphere of relationships between people.
Step 6
Many believe that the Siberian climate is a real punishment for Siberians, but for the inhabitants of Siberia, both the climate and the surrounding nature are more an advantage than a disadvantage.
