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Dark horse in the east— Vladivostok
Preface
It’s a vital military outpost, dogged by organised crime. However, with huge Chinese, Korean and Japanese markets on its shores, Vladivostok could become Russia’s Far Eastern giant.
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01Central beach in Vladivostok. The hotel in the background is being built for the forthcoming APEC summit
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02Jun Yamada, Japanese consul general
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03Decorations on the Square of Fighters for Soviet Power in the Far East
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04Local train at Vladivostok station
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05View towards the port of Vladivostok
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06Pre-revolutionary architecture
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07Car production line at Sollers factory
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08Andrei Kalachinsky of the State University of Economics & Service
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09Sailor browses at a magazine kiosk
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10Students in the State University café
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11Russian naval serviceman
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12View towards harbour of Vladivostok
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13Soviet-era competition diving board
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14Waitress in a North Korean restaurant
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15Car parts at the Sollers factory
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16Chris Friend, an American businessman
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17Luxury catamaran in old military docks
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18Bridge under construction linking the two sides of Vladivostok harbour
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19State University student
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20Soviet-era murals in Vladivostok suburb
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