Introducing Novokuznetsk
Founded on the right bank of the Tom River in 1618, the frequently enlarged Kuznetsk Fortress became one of the most important guardians of imperial Russia's southeastern frontier. The chunky remnants remain Novokuznetsk's modest main attraction. The city's left bank, named Stalinsk until 1961, developed from 1932 as a gigantic steel town and is now the city centre. A day is ample to survey Novokuznetsk's intri- guingly pompous early-Stalinist boulevards fanning out to towering smokestacks.
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Last updated: Feb 17, 2009
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RE: Tuva update
by JonMW 24 January 2012
So the best way from Tuva to Altai via public transport is by train from Askiz to Novokuznetsk? What about the Tuva "loop," i.e., Abakan,…
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RE: Four Days in Russian Altai, What Is a Man to Do?
by olgatkachenko 14 January 2012
*I am afraid Kemerovo could only be interesting if you are after industrial landscapes, but even then Novokuznetsk is better. * But emember…
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RE: Four Days in Russian Altai, What Is a Man to Do?
by yblanter 14 January 2012
I am afraid Kemerovo could only be interesting if you are after industrial landscapes, but even then Novokuznetsk is better. The Kuznetsk…
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