In this new threepart series, Simon Reeve travels across the world#39s biggest country, Russia On the centenary anniversary of the Russian Revolution, Simon#39s journey will take him from the snowcapped volcanoes of the far east, through some of the remotest parts of our planet, to the great cities of the west, Moscow and St Petersburg
Along the way he encounters an extraordinary cast of characters including reindeer herders living in extreme temperatures, the former traffic cop whose followers believe he is the reincarnation of Jesus, Cossack law enforcers and a cheese entrepreneur beating western sanctions As well as braving conditions in some of most extreme places in the world, Simon and the team also experience firsthand what it#39s like filming in Putin#39s Russia when the team are repeatedly followed and detained by Russian authorities
