Signs in this picture include: "Baikal is Worth More Than Oil" and "No Pipeline Around Baikal." On a schoolchild's sign a Nerpa (Baikal's unique freshwater seal) looks at the viewer below the text "I want to live."

Crowd Assembled

A Policeman Signs the Petition Supporting the Rerouting of the Pipeline

"We will protect you, Our Baikal!"

The yellow placards along the railing bear the slogans (R to L):

Baikal Is Worth More Than Oil

Pipelines Get Away From Baikal

The Pipeline Comes: Arise, People!

Today the Pipeline: Tomorrow Sorrow

"Bees" For a Clean Baikal

We Want To Drink Water, Not Oil