Abakan

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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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  1. Chicagobest avatar
    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…
  2. tishobj avatar
    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!)…
  3. yblanter avatar
    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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