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From: Berries instead of bears: new insight into gastronomic attractiveness of Russian Siberia

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Location of the berry-rich regions of Russian Siberia. Russian Siberia is a vast geographical domain (with the area of up to 13 mln km2) located between the Ural Mountains in the west, Far East mountain ranges in the east, the Arctic Ocean in the north, and the Russia–Kazakhstan–Mongolia–China border in the south. Its western part is represented by lowlands, its eastern part is represented by highlands and plateaus, and its southern part is represented by impressive mountains like the Altai and the Sayany. All this area is densely forested, with spectacular wildlife. Administratively, it belongs to the Siberian Federal District, and adjacent parts of the Ural and Far East federal districts. It populated chiefly in the south where the main cities and the main transport routes lie. Russian Siberia was populated by Russians moved from the west since the midst of the second millennium, although the local peoples have also remained there

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