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Край земли

The Edge of the Earth

B2 · Upper Intermediate · fiction · 8 scenes · Free to read

A B2 short story set on the wild Kamchatka peninsula. Follow Anya, a young photographer, and Pyotr, a local guide, as they fly over living volcanoes, camp in total silence, walk the steaming Valley of Geysers, meet a bear fishing for salmon, and climb a breathing volcano — a journey into fire, water, and respect for wild nature.

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Characters

  • Anya (Аня) — The photographer
  • Pyotr (Пётр) — The guide
  • The bear (Медведь) — The wild animal

Vocabulary from this story

  • вулкан — volcano
  • извержение — eruption
  • пепел — ash
  • дым — smoke
  • кратер — crater
  • гора — mountain
  • вершина — summit
  • земля — earth
  • огонь — fire
  • гейзер — geyser
  • источник — spring
  • пар — steam