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Spa, seaside and a secret missile test range. Welcome to Priozersk, in Kazakhstan
“I want there to be a beautiful hotel in the centre of the city, like in the Soviet era. So I am restoring it, little by little,” says Vereshchagin, a Soviet Army veteran. Once the hotel is renovated, tourists will be able to stay in the property near Lake …