IT IS OFTEN SAID THAT THE GROZNY OF TODAY LOOKS LIKE A PART OF DUBAI THAT HAS BEEN TRANSFERRED TO
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IN VOLOGDA, A CITY KNOWN CHIEFLY FOR ITS LACE, YOU CAN TRY THE CREAMY LOCAL BUTTER AND ATTEND A SALT-MAKING
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IN TVER REGION, FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 40 YEARS, A REAL, OLD-FASHIONED STEAM LOCOMOTIVE SET OFF ON A REGULAR ROUTE. IT’S
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ITS RICH HISTORY, INESTIMABLE CENTURIES-OLD CULTURAL HERITAGE, NATURAL TREASURES, AND ADVANCED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ALL COMBINE TO MAKE TOBOLSK ONE OF THE
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WE LEFT SVERDLOVSK IN 1991, A PIVOTAL YEAR. IT WAS IN THIS YEAR THAT THE SOVIET UNION COLLAPSED ONCE AND
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Photos: Sergei Karpukhin IN THE DEPTHS OF SIBERIA, TWO MIGHTY RIVERS RUSH TOWARDS THE ARCTIC OCEAN: THE LENA AND THE YENISEI.
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