Made in Russia

Siberia is the name for a place we tend to think of as a metaphor as much as a destination on the map. Writer Ian Frazier indulged what he calls his dread Russia love with travels through Siberia, tracing the path of prisoners on their way to lonely exile and through mosquito-ridden swamps at the edge of the world. Next time on To the Best of Our Knowledge, we'll explore some history, stories and culture from Russia, from ballet to reality TV.