Dmitry Lemeshev - Caucasus Explorer

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Dmitry Lemeshev

Co-founder of Caucasus Explorer, head of directions Western and Central Caucasus, South Ossetia, Abkhazia and Talysh region, project manager and guide.

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Interview for «The Best Travelled» magazine is here.

«I love the Caucasus. My life revolves around traveling the Caucasus for the last 11 years. Exploring the area for me began with writing a guide-book for unrecognized republics. My first years in the Caucasus were filled with conflicting experiences: starting from being a watchman on an apiary in the Abkhazian mountains and living at a monastery in South Ossetia, to organizing hiking tours and ethnographic expeditions. Later my interest has shifted closer to the eastern part of the Caucasus – Dagestan, the most fascinating Caucasian republic. Now I'm busy developing the company, creating new routes and itineraries in the North Caucasus and making territorial development projects»

Author's Articles

Abkhazia: anykhs, priests and Chichba family

Abkhazia is a Christian country, but traditional religion is no less important here. Abkhazians from ancient times believe that their land is guarded by sanctuaries-anykhs. There are seven of them, they are located on seven holy peaks. Seven stars on the Abkhazian flag are in honor of these anykhs.

January 26 2022

Travel with art critics to South Ossetia

It was one of the most important trips for us in 2021. Tour to South Ossetia (plus North Ossetia and Ingushetia) for professional art critics, historians and religious scholars.

About the Teberda National Park and our expedition there in July 2021

The Teberda Nature Reserve became a national park in the fall of 2021. What are the consequences of this? We'll see...

In the meantime, I want to share my impressions of the hike through the rarely visited valleys of the Teberda Nature Reserve in July 2021.

December 24 2021

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