Finance Minister Aleksei Kudrin has become the latest high-profile tourist to visit the bottom of Russia's Lake Baikal.
Putin did it last year.
And Mongolia's president did it last month (report with video)
The exploratory dives come against a backdrop of trouble for beleaguered Baikal. The UN is considering scratching this unique ecosystem off its World Heritage list because of waste from a contentious pulp and paper mill.
-- Central Newsroom
Putin did it last year.
And Mongolia's president did it last month (report with video)
The exploratory dives come against a backdrop of trouble for beleaguered Baikal. The UN is considering scratching this unique ecosystem off its World Heritage list because of waste from a contentious pulp and paper mill.
-- Central Newsroom