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Is Russia Ruining the World’s Oldest and Deepest Lake?

Do Svidaniya

For centuries, ancient Baikal has inspired art and religion, but some do not care whether the lake will stay clean—and have taken to dumping sewage into it.

Anna Nemtsova
Anna Nemtsova
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