in kalmykia the majority of the population is buddhist here there is a saying that if a person is pure of heart one turn of the prayer wheel is as good as saying a million mantras constantine then bail is not a religious man but every time he sets out on a journey he comes to the say could place to forget about worldly things for a while. today constantine is heading for the so-called chore zimmy or black clouds one of the most environmentally troubled regions of kalmykia it is found two hundred kilometers southwest of comic his capital s. star his mission is to monitor the work battle in the desert of the cation and samara come here is an arid region located in the southeastern part of european russia. this is my home land. when we were children playing in the steps of the grass was so tall that you could barely see if this could be more clear to me they say that climate change takes millions of years but all steps of change right in front of our eyes. it was plowed in the one nine hundred sixty s. . they planted corn. but it didn't work out and it grew in the steps of coal is very hy

for the so-called chore zimmy or black clans one of the most environmentally troubled regions of kalmykia it is found two hundred kilometers southwest of comic his capital s. star his mission is to monitor the work battle in the desert of the cation and samara. is an arid region located in the southeastern part of european russia. this is my home land. when we were children playing in the steps of the grass was so tall that you could barely see if this could be more proof they say that climate change takes millions of years but all steps of change right in front of our eyes. it was ploughed in the one nine hundred sixty s. . they planted corn. but it didn't work out and it grew in the steps of coal is very hydrophilic it drew out all the water and left small sun genes in its wake is. throughout history the cow mix of lived as a nomadic tribe the third has lived in harmony with nature breeding horses camels and even a special breed of cow make sheep these sheep are perfectly suited to life in the desert they grazing did no permanent damage to the grass as hitler's army approached the volga

soil but also to create quality pastures that will foster the development of cattle breeding in kalmykia. it's a tough task selecting which plants are fit for life in the desert and those that can help turn the desert back into step. was selected by way of trial and error which. was one of the first scientists who proved which plants and. slightly to survive here if the cord injuries would not be this is a collision in route one of the bushes wanted to study the sun. it's cool. the rich can grow fifteen to twenty meters deep fifteen yet no one and it's a very convenient plant to use because it grows in the sand and doesn't require watering by the. minute you get in the world and scientists recommend planting cuttings of killing you know much the same way grapes are planted that. we were hesitant at first but it turns out that it grows well after all even on certain people can't help wondering they tell us what's the use of planting sticks but after three months the sticks start to blossom. today residents of the county village of pecans kate will start another around combating the desert