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Kostroma

 

Just few days before the upcoming trip to Kostroma president Putin declared the partial mobilization. By the way we met a huge convoy of buses with mobilized people inside. Was the mobilization seen in the city itself? Of course not. It wasn't very crowded though.

 

An interesting church of Alexy the Man of God built in 1762 with a balcony on the bell tower.

 

This nice wooden house on the corner of Shagov and Engels streets unfortunately partly burnt down in July 2022.

 

Too bad for the door.

 

Too bad for the stove.

 

Too bad for the stained glass window handle.

 

Kostroma is not the worst Russian town, but decay is too visible to ignore.

 

Fixing the building with the polyurethane foam? Seems like a bad idea.

 

I hope the wooden houses will live at least a little longer. Otherwise, its center runs the risk of turning into the same boring Asian mess as Nizhny Novgorod. Or Moscow.

 

Nine-storey commie block on Mira square, built on as a unique project.

 

A three-storey building on Shagova Street - even more unique.

 

Epiphany Monastery of St. Anastasia and an underground garbage dump.

 

Details.

 

Getting in (as of September 2022): take M-8 highway to Yaroslavl, then turn right to Kostroma. Night train can be a good option. The airport is far from the town so consider flying to Kostroma only if you travel from St. Petersburg.

Where to stay: the Ostrovskiy hotel.

Where to eat: the Groza restaurant on the first floor of the Ostrovskiy hotel. Be sure to thy their great caviar sandwiches and Kologriv goose covered with a black currant shell.

What to buy: local cheese.

 

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