It’s no secret that a big portion of this blog talks about traveling through post-Soviet countries and cities. I have spent most of my life being fascinated by the region and how diverse places and cities can be. I also have an affinity for concrete, drastic landscapes, and good food- which, with the exception of […]
Category Archives: Soviet History & Architecture
(I will preface this by saying that if you’re offended that I am spelling Kyiv as “Kiev”, please pretend it is spelled the way you prefer throughout; I am spelling it the way most locals do and most travelers search for the name for the sake of this post alone. On the other hand, don’t […]
I knew very little about Dnipro (formerly known as Dnipropetrovsk) before heading there despite trying to actively seek information about the Ukrainian city. One thing I did know, however, was that the city was littered with abandoned buildings (in Russia and some of the CIS countries, they refer to urban exploration and the interest in […]