Russia’s hard labor camps, known as gulags, could now be preserved and turned into “tourist camps”. The plan was announced this week by the regional tourist department in eastern Siberia
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A Glance at the Architecture of Downtown Casablanca
DrFumblefinger explores the architecture in “Downtown Casablanca”. Most were constructed in the period between WWI and WWII, and show art deco and art nouveau features combined with Moroccan/Moorish features.
Oh, those Russians, ever the tricksters. Troop build-up on the Ukraine border = maneuvers. Summer in the gulag = fun in the sun. Yekaterina, you clever girl, you.
So I’ve finally heard of a place that I want to go even less than the “Jihadi hotspots of Afghanistan”!
Thanks, but no thanks. My grandfather died in one of those gulags. The Puttinites aren’t getting a dime of my tourist money — not that megabillionaire Putin needs it.