Komsomolsk Na Amure by Medeine Tribinevicius on November 17th, 2009

I’ve made it to the last time zone; I’m in Komsomolsk Na Amure on the Amur river. This city is all of 70 years old and was built by communist youth, gulag prisoners and japanese POWs as the heart of the military industrial complex supporting the Pacific front. Went on a pretty incredible tour today with a guide from a local travel agency. He calls it the Stalin tour, and when I asked him why he decided to offer such a tour his answer was that this is the only history this city has. Point taken. In effect, it’s like wandering around in an artefact. Heading towards Vladivostok tomorrow.

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