Yekaterinburg formerly Sverdlovsk is a major city in the central part of Russia. Situated on the eastern side of the Ural mountain range, it is the main industrial and cultural center of the Urals Federal District. Its population of 1,293,537. It's Russia's fifth largest city.
Have a nice trip =))
The puppet-show
Ural State University
Alexander Stepanovich Popov, the man who has built the first radio
Vladimir Ilyich Lenin. Russian revolutionary, Bolshevik leader, communist politician, principal leader of the October Revolution and the first head of the Soviet Union.
Memorial to people who have died in Chechen War
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Reason: New photos
It's great to see pictures from your part of the world. I'm fascinated by Russia - always have been. Such a massive country, everything there seems so dramatic compared to cosy old western Europe.
It seems as though Yekaterinberg has seen a lot of change - lots of shiny new buildings and public art. What is it like to live there? Is the city expanding fast? What attitude do people have to the Soviet era? It's fascinating to see that statue of Lenin.
I'm glad someone like my photos
Unfortunately I don't live in Yekaterinberg. It's was my work trip. I live in small town near Moscow.
People think about Soviet era different things, old people seems to like it and youth think it was fear and wildly.
Fascinating! Always enjoy the threads about the places I never head about. Thank you!
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Vladimir Ilyich Lenin. Russian revolutionary, Bolshevik leader, communist politician, principal leader of the October Revolution and the first head of the Soviet Union.
This one looks very impressive. What is the structure on top?
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Great thread. Thanks so much. I really must take a trip back to mother Russia one of these days.
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I'm Ukrainian myself but always considered myself part Russian since my mom's side is Russian and I have a lot of cousins in Moscow..
This looks a lot like the Russian towns I'm amazed how there's no leaves on the trees yet!! And also, what's up with people not cleaning their cars over there?
it seems like this guy just replaced his door and the car hasn't seen soap since it was born! haha
although it's nice to see some modern development there to compete with the commie blocks