Spa, seaside and a secret missile test range. Welcome to Priozersk, in Kazakhstan

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. Alexei Vereshchagin is renovating an abandoned hotel, formerly known as Hotel Russia, in Priozersk. Photo: AFP Once the hotel is renovated, tourists … Read more