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Russian cities during World War II vs now (Part 1)
Boris Egorov
Dec 16 2024
History
Global Look Press; Pavel Bednyakov/Sputnik
Many of them were severely destroyed after the Nazi occupation. This is what they look like now.
Veliky Novgorod
Georgy Petrusov/Sputnik
Alexander Galperin/Sputnik
Rzhev
Olga Ignatovich/Sputnik
Tver Region Governor press-center
Oryol
Oleg Knorring/Sputnik
Yuliy Akhromeev/Sputnik
Velikiye Luki
A.Kostrykina/Sputnik
Vladimir Astapkovich/Sputnik
Pskov
Alexander Smirnov/Sputnik
Mikhail Mordasov/TASS
Novorossiysk
Vladimir Ivanov/Sputnik
Vitaly Timkiv/Sputnik
Vyazma
Georgy Petrusov/Sputnik
Nikolay Viktorovich (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Smolensk
Global Look Press
Pavel Bednyakov/Sputnik
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