One Thousand Words: Photos by Geoff Sowrey

Buryatia, Russia

One of the oblasts in Russia’s Far East, Buryatia sits east of Lake Baikal and runs to the border with Mongolia. Despite its distance, I made more stops in this oblast than I did in Russia’s western ones.

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Ivolginskiy Datsan, Buryatia, Russia

Ivolginskiy Datsan, Buryatia, Russia

Naushki, Buryatia, Russia

Naushki, Buryatia, Russia

Ulan-Ude, Buryatia, Russia

Ulan-Ude, Buryatia, Russia