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Abkhazia’s Abandoned Railway Lies Forgotten

Tuesday, September 16, 2008

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Abkhazia’s Abandoned Railway Lies Forgotten

At the height of the Russian Empire buildings were grandiose, colorful and inspiring but since the collapse of the USSR some lie abandoned, as with this railway station in Abkhazia, a former Russian territory. The railway was once a busy passenger route between Abkhazia and Russia and is testament to the former Soviet’s rich past. It now belongs to nature.

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