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Back in the U.S.S.R.

Sailing along Russia's eastern peninsula, an American discovers a lost world where shamans still rule village life and people live off the land.

By Rob Johnson

October 4, 2007

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A land of ghost towns and shamans, high volcanos and untouched landscapes, Kamchatka had intrigued world-cruisers Rob Johnson for decades before he sailed there. Onne van der Wal

Russia

On picnics ashore, we kept an eye out for grizzlies. Onne van der Wal

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The author, left, and crew Erik Soper explore a Vestovaya shipwreck. Onne van der Wal

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The author, at the prow, heading up the Zhupanova River to a nature preserve known for its steller’s sea eagles and aggressive bears. Onne van der Wal