Kurchatov - Lavrenti Beria house
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The house of KGB boss Lavrenti Beria who lived in Kurchatov
Kurchatov - Shashlik stand
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Shashlik sales is not what it used to be in Kurchatov since most of its inhabitants have left the city
Kurchatov - Soviet swings
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Swings at a Soviet era playground in the streets of Kurchatov
Kurchatov - Kurchatov statue
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Kurchatov statue in front of the former Semipalatinsk test site HQ
Kurchatov - World War II monument
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World War II monument with two obelisks and a red army soldier in Kurchatov
Kurchatov - 2TE10M diesel locomotive 3213
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2TE10M Diesel Locomotive Nr. 3213 somewhere near Kurchatov in Kazakhstan
Kurchatov - 2TE10M diesel locomotive 3535
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2TE10M diesel locomotive 3535 seen near the first Soviet nuclear test site of Semipalatinsk
Kurchatov - TEM2U diesel locomotive 9341
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TEM2U diesel locomotive Nr. 9341 pulling cargo wagons near Kurchatov in Kazakhstan
Kurchatov - UAZ-452
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The UAZ-452 Tabletka 4x4 that took us trough the Steppes
Kurchatov - M-30 122 mm howitzer M1938
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The M-30 122 mm howitzer M1938 used as monument near a former military building in Kurchatov
Kurchatov - Semipalatinsk test site museum
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The Semipalatinsk test site museum on the main square of Kurchatov
Kurchatov - Semipalatinsk test site museum
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Diorama of the Semipalatinsk test site in preparation for the fist Soviet detonation of an atomic bomb
Kurchatov - Semipalatinsk test site museum
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Equipment used to detonate atomic bombs at the Semipalatinsk test site
Kurchatov - Semipalatinsk test site museum
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Equipment used to measure the power of atomic bomb explosions at the Semipalatinsk test site
Kurchatov - Semipalatinsk test site museum
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Powerful lenses used to film the detonation of Atomic bombs at the Semipalatinsk test site
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