13 December 2012. Our Great Russian Motherland. Tolbachik Volcano in Kamchatka Is Still Erupting

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7 December 2012. Our Great Russian Motherland. Tolbachik Volcano in Kamchatka Erupts Again

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Tolbachik Volcano in Kamchatka Krai is erupting again. It’s a fairly-active volcano, its last eruption was from July 1975 to December 1976. In terms of volcanology, Kamchatka Krai is the most active region in Russia.

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5 December 2012. Our Great Russian Motherland… Tolbachik Volcano in Kamchatka. Photography by Vadim Gippenreiter

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29 November 2012. Our Great Russian Motherland… Tolbachik Volcano in Kamchatka. Photography by Vadim Gippenreiter

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Here’s another view of the eruption of Tolbachik volcano as taken by the great Soviet-era photographer Vadim Gippenreiter. I’d NEVER get this close to an active spouting volcano… NEVER. There’s not enough money in the world to tempt me. This guy had STONES…

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