Introducing Abakan
Khakassia's capital is a pleasant, leafy but terminally dull 20th-century transport hub. It started life as a Russian fort in 1707, but until the 1930s remained insignificant compared to suave neighbouring Minusinsk, which was the region's centre of European civilisation.
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The main streets are pr Lenina and ul Shchetinkina. The latter becomes pr Druzhby Narodov after 2km as it veers northwest and barrels towards the cathedral and airport.
Last updated: Feb 17, 2009
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Re: Tuva update
by Chicagobest 30 August 2011
Thanks for the helpful comments. Railroads, even in Russia, take much longer to build than anticipated. We took the BAM last summer…
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RE: Tuva update
by tishobj 30 August 2011
Hey, I also had a few hours to kill in Abakan and spent some of my time in the internet café in the post office (horrible computers!)…
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RE: Tuva update
by yblanter 30 August 2011
The construction of Kuragino - Kyzyl railroad (it actually will start east of Abakan) has not even started, I do not see any way it could…
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