Editing Lake Baikal (section)

===In culture===
According to 19th-century traveler [[T. W. Atkinson]], locals in the Lake Baikal Region had the tradition that Christ visited the area:<blockquote>
The people have a tradition in connection with this region which they implicitly believe. They say "that Christ visited this part of Asia and ascended this summit, whence he looked down on all the region around. After blessing the country to the northward, he turned towards the south, and looking across the Baikal, he waved his hand, exclaiming 'Beyond this there is nothing.{{'}} Thus they account for the [[Soil fertility|sterility]] of [[Daouria]], where it is said "no corn will grow."<ref>{{cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/travelsinregion00atkigoog |title=Travels in the Regions of the Upper and Lower Amoor |page=[https://archive.org/details/travelsinregion00atkigoog/page/n406 385] |author=T. W. Atkinson |year=1861 |publisher=Hurst and Blackett}}</ref>
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Lake Baikal has been celebrated in [[Russian folk song]]s. Two of these songs are known in Russia and its neighboring countries, such as Japan.
* "[[Glorious Sea, Sacred Baikal]]" ({{lang|ru|Славное мope, священный Байкал}}) is about a ''[[katorga]]'' fugitive. The lyrics as documented and edited in the 19th century by Dmitriy P. Davydov (1811–1888).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.karaoke.ru/song/3422.htm |title=The Glorious Sea, Sacred Baikal |publisher=Karaoke.ru |access-date=2 January 2012}}</ref> See "Barguzin River" for sample lyrics.
* "[[Po dikim stepyam Zabaikalya|The Wanderer]]" ({{lang|ru|Бродяга}}) is about a convict who had escaped from jail and was attempting to return home from [[Transbaikal]].<ref>[http://www.karaoke.ru/song/692.htm «По диким степям Забайкалья», Русланова Лидия]. karaoke.ru {{in lang|ru}}</ref> The lyrics were collected and edited in the 20th century by [[Ivan Kondratyev]].

The latter song was a secondary [[theme song]] for the Soviet Union's second color film, ''[[Ballad of Siberia]]'' (1947; {{lang|ru|Сказание о земле Сибирской}}).
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