| Word | Definition |
|---|
| Angara | the only river flowing out of
Baikal |
| Babr | the ancient name for tiger, a lot of debates are connected with this name, for scientists have never known an animal named this way.In Russian it sounds very much like beaver ("bobr"), but due to the ancient descriptions it's obvious that's a siberian type of tiger |
| Baikal | the most famous lake in Siberia |
| Buryats | name of the native Siberian nation, living around Lake Baikal |
| Baikal | the most famous lake in Siberia |
| Buriat | name of the native Siberian nation, living around Lake Baikal |
| Chariot | unique Baikal mineral |
| Canada | country that Siberia is usually compared to |
| Choom | circular house made of sticks and covered with either deer hidesin summer or bark in winter; widely spread among the northern Siberian tribes |
| Circum Baikal Line | the road around lake Baikal, completed in 1904, 45 km long. Some sections are still operational |
| Golomianka | fish, containing up to 40% of oil, living in Baikal |
| Cossack | representative of specific Russian frontier guards, famous for their courage and boldness |
| Dacha | country cottage, that usually
has a kitchen garden and where people live in summer mostly |
| Decembrist | participant of the so called Decembrists' Rebellion in December, 1825 in Russia; some of them were executed, others exiled and sent to Siberia |
| Ermak | one of the first explorers of Siberia |
| Golomianka | fish, containing up to 40% of oil, living in Baikal |
| Indians | nationality, which the Siberian natives are usually compared to |
| Irkut | "fast flowing river" |
| Irkutsk | the capital of Irkutsk region, one of the biggest cities in Siberia |
| Jurt | tent of a circular shape with 8 angles covered with felt; a dwelling of nomads, e.g. some Buryat tribes |
| Khrushchevka | appartment in a five-story block of flats |
| Kolchak | the commander of the white army during the Civil war, who explored Siberia and the Arctic |
| Nerpa | the only freshwater seal in the world, that lives in Baikal (local name) |
| Novosibirsk | The largest city in Siberia |
| Olkhon | the biggest island on Baikal |
| Omul | unique variety of salmon, living in Baikal |
| Rouble | Russian currency |
| Sable | small brown-furred mammal, that is usually called "the soft gold" of Siberia", it served as a means of paying during the colonization of Siberia |
| Shaman | "witch doctor" from
Evenk's language - an excited, ecstatic man |
| Shamanism | religious cult of most local groups of native people based on beliefs in spirits |
| Sibir | russian pronunciation for Siberia |
| Slamat | buryat national diary product |
| Stroganov | one of the rich merchants who donated money foe exploration of Siberia |
| Taiga | coniferous dense northern forest |
| Tarasun | traditional Buryat alcoholic drink, distilled from sore milk |
| Trans-Siberian Railway | the longest railway in Russia |
| Tundra | frozen desert |
| Ushanka | Siberian traditional fur cap with ear flaps |
| Valenki | knee-high felt boot, that is traditional in Siberian villag |
| Verst | old Russian measure of distance (1,6 km) |
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