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*** The island, visiting the shaman. In the summer of 2021, I found myself visiting Olkhon Island on the lake Baykal in Siberia. I was not alone, and we would spend a few days on the island and then visit the mountain regions in Buryatia. But Buryatia was closed because of the pandemic, and we stayed the whole week on the island instead. Olkhon Island is home to breathtaking landscapes that are second to none. Surrounded by the largest freshwater lake in the world, the island is a...