Journey on the Trans-Siberian Railway: The Seal Show

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Is it odd that I'm drawn to the architecture of the dilapidated wooden homes? I've never seen it before - particularly the ornate pieces above the windows. Is there a name to the style?

I'm not sure how specific you are being, but "izba" would be a good starting search term.

This page has an overview: https://www.rbth.com/arts/2014/01/30/the_wonders_of_the_russ...

And this one lists terms for some architectural features: https://www.slavorum.org/russian-wooden-house-izba-construct...

Thank you!

Author here, ask me anything about savant seals.

I just finished reading through your Russia journal - you did a great job. The seal show blew my mind, especially the linked youtube video.

Hey just a heads up the first link to the previous section of your trip is broken.

Wow what a trip though. How do you think the seals were treated? It looks like a pretty small pool.

Fixed, thanks!

I don't know much about the seals' treatment. They'd probably prefer to live in the deepest freshwater lake in the world (Lake Baikal) than in some basement pool.

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