Vyazma
Vyazma is a small town with a population of 52 thousand people in the Smolensk region, founded in 1239.
There is only one bright moment in Vyazma’s history: in 1654-1655, the Russian government got stuck here while a plague epidemic raged in Moscow.
By and large, there is nothing in the town.
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The Trinity Cathedral is quite old, built in 1676, but looks ordinary.
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There is another church with a crooked cross.
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A monument to the heroes of the 1812 war was found. I wonder if anyone in Vyazma traces their ancestry back further than the revolution?
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City center.
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Palace of Culture.
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If only ordinary houses were decorated with the same splendor as the churches.
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Pile-up.
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Wasteland.
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Everyday life.
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There are several decent-looking houses in the town, at least from the facade.
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There is a pizza place called Dodo.
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There is a nauseating coffee shop next to the household goods store.
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There is nothing else in Vyazma.
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So naive this Vyazma is.
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