SOVIET ERA FEATURES
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the large harbour city vladivostok is russia's gate to
the pacific ocean. it was founded in 1860, when russia
took over this area from china. in 1891 russia began to
build the transsibirian railway, which connects moscow
and vladivostok and was mostly finished in 1903. the
distance is enormous - 9289 km. the railway station is a
true landmark.
after world war II, vladivostok became a key part of the
'cold war' - it is the naval base of the russian pacific
fleet. until 1994, the city was closed to foreigners.
nowadays it's a vivid fast-growing place, showing
traditional and modern architecture - and quite a few
monuments of the sovjet union era are still there ...
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