Spread out over a huge grid in Toglatti, are the very same apartment buildings in Lidia's neighborhood . They have numbered each grid to give people a reference point, but it is still confusing and monotonous. As Matt and I taxi around, I keep passing, what I think, is our dom, just to find out that it is kilometers away from us. Oh yeah, everything is really spread out. All the Soviet planned cities are the same.
Huge grids filled with identical apartments, spread out over large areas.
It sometimes seems like the size of Russia put a zap to the planner's heads, making them want to conquer the country with apartment blocks. Well that's what it feels like in a few of these buildings. Oddly enough, busses go to each and every building, though they are definitely not the most convenient form of transport. A taxi is better, but I can see where Russia is going. Soon enough, this place will look just like American Suburbia, with everyone driving their cars all the time.