Information on Perm, Russia

Yesterday a friend of mine from my adoption group asked me where Perm was. So I started doing some digging and found a really informative website: http://www.ultratourism.com/perm.php . Here are a few things it had to say about Perm:


Perm is the most Eastern city of Europe, and therefore its province is often referred to as Eurasia. Having a population of 1.2 million, Perm' is the 6th largest city in Russia and the second largest in the Urals. The city was formerly called Molotov, after the minister of foreign affairs during Joseph Stalin's ruling. Perm stretches 65kms along the impressive Kama River - Europe's 4th largest river by length. The city is the doorway from Europe to Asia and to Siberia in particular.


My friend, Brad Horne says there is a lot of outdoor adventure stuff like hiking, river rafting, backpacking, camping. It sounds like a blast. We would like to eventually take a group of American college students and meet up with Russian students to camp out. We want to give Christian kids an oppertunity to share their faith with non-believers. The Russian youth is so curious about American kids and Americans like-wise. We may take a trip over there later this year just to scope out cool places and meet some new kids.

I will definitely fill you guys in when I know more, if you have time, check out the website. I will add it to my links list.