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Yoshkar-Ola
When I first saw this embankment, it seemed to me that something had moved in my head. I already saw this and far from here. Local guides suggested: this is the embankment of Bruges! Import substitution in action: why go to Belgium, if it is in our Volga region, and even in a much better condition.
Embankment of the Kokshagi River in Yoshkar-Ola. 2017 Photo by V. Ilyin.