Lake Baikal is a large rift lake in Russia. It is situated in southern Siberia, between the federal subjects of Irkutsk Oblast to the northwest and the Republic of Buryatia to the southeast.
Satellite photo of Baikal, 2001
Frozen lake Baikal near Olkhon Island
Cliffs on Olkhon Island
A sandy beach in the Kabansky District
Buryat or Buriat, known in foreign sources as the Bargu-Buryat dialect of Mongolian, and in pre-1956 Soviet sources as Buryat-Mongolian, is a variety of the Mongolic languages spoken by the Buryats and Bargas that is classified either as a language or major dialect group of Mongolian.
Examples of Buriad usage in Aginskoie public space
Image: Буряад Монголон унэн 1925
Image: Buriaad mongaliin ynen
Image: Buriaad Mongoliin ynen