TIMEeurope.com :: A Brief Summer

[an error occurred while processing this directive]

HEIDI BRADNER FOR TIME

A Brief Summer

The world's deepest lake gives up some of its secrets

Siberia's Sacred Sea >>

HOLIDAY DRINKS: A Buryat shaman drinks kumiss — fermented mare's milk — during a ceremony atop a sacred hill near Baikal during a festival to celebrate Buryat culture. During the festival — which takes place every four or five years — Buryat communities from all over Baikal come to participate in sports, music and cultural competitions.

Greek Tragedy
Mystery surrounds the crash of a Cypriot airliner en route to Athens 08/05

From The Depths
Seven Russian submariners are rescued with the help of a Royal Navy robot submersible 08/05

7 Days Later
Scenes from Britain after the suicide attacks 07/05

A New Blitz
Four explosions in London rip apart a bus and shut down the entire transport system 07/05

The Big Bang
Scientists crash a probe into a comet to discover the origins of the solar system 07/05

Journey 2005: Ice Cold in Aletsch
TIME's James Graff discovers the power of nature on an expediton to Switzerland's Aletsch glacier 06/05

Journey 2005: A Brief Summer
The world's deepest lake gives up some of its secrets 06/05

Journey 2005: Market Days
Smithfield Market has been a trading hub of London for nearly 1,000 years 06/05

Journey 2005: Northern Exposure
Norway's Hurtigruten ships ply their route through some of Europe's most stunning scenery 06/05

Another Vote
Europe's constitutional ratification trail reaches a low point in a low country 06/05

Oui ou Non?
Scenes from the closing days of France's referendum on the European constitution 06/05

60 Years On
World leaders gather in Moscow to mark V-E Day 05/05

Leaving Lebanon
Syria pulls all troops out of its smaller neighbor 04/05

The Big Bus
Europe's A380 Superjumbo makes its maiden flight 04/05

Get the Magazine —
Try 4 Issues FREE