The Russian Geographical Society is taking part in the international cyber festival Positive Hack Days 2, which takes place at the Luzhniki Sports Complex in Moscow from May 23 to May 26, 2024. Here you can watch VR movies and test your knowledge of geography. The RGS pavilion is located in the open part of the festival: admission is free for everyone.
The RGS keeps up with the times and actively uses digital technologies. For example, you can visit a VR cinema at the Society’s stand in Luzhniki. You put on VR glasses and headphones and find yourself in the most remote and beautiful corners of our country. Fly over the nesting grounds of guillemots on the Kola Peninsula, watch the clouds form on Ai-Petri Mountain in the Crimea, swim underwater with the ringed seal in the Sea of Okhotsk or enjoy the singing of gray whales.
Also, thanks to VR technologies, you can listen to the story of Pyotr Semenov-Tyan-Shansky about his adventures in Altai and Central Asia, take part in an excursion conducted by Alexander Kolchak, immerse yourself in the atmosphere of the historical building of the RGS Headquarters in St. Petersburg.
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The interactive map of Russia shows the works of the participants of the photo contest of the Russian Geographical Society "The Most Beautiful Country". Fascinating landscapes, the wonderful world of wild animals, spectacular natural phenomena – all the most impressive and emotional things that can be found in the nature of Russia. The contest is held annually, and anyone can take part in it.
The exciting geography quiz consists of 30 questions. As a reward for good results, you can get a discount on goods at the RGS store.
Full-length films that are shown at the RGS stand such as "Peter Kozlov: The Secret of the Lost City", "Nikolai Vavilov: Feeding Humanity" tell about great travelers and explorers.
What else? Learn more about the expeditions that the Society conducts, and get excited about the idea of going on an unusual journey because everyone is capable of it. The first step can be taken in the coming days at the cyber festival at Luzhniki
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