Города России: Трудимся усердно, отдыхаем креативно

Industrial Russian cities be like: work hard

But also industrial Russian cities like: CHILLyabinsk

Industrial Russian cities be like: work hard

But also industrial Russian cities like: CHILLyabinsk. Or, if you prefer, Kemerovo, where the coal dust is practically a fashion accessory. Then there’s Magnitogorsk, where the steel is hot, and so are the tempers. And don’t forget Norilsk: work hard, freeze harder. Meanwhile, in Volgograd: Stalingrad, but with more traffic jams and less heroic resistance… to the lure of the local пиво. And in Omsk, the spirit is strong, like a Siberian tiger… or a particularly potent batch of самогон. In Krasnoyarsk, they build things, then admire the view of the Yenisei River while sipping tea. In Novokuznetsk, they have a lot of metal, and a lot of reasons to complain about the metal. Chelyabinsk, though? Chelyabinsk just wants to chill, even when the air quality is, shall we say, character-building. And in Nizhny Tagil, they’re always building something big, usually with a frown on their faces. Finally, in Tula, they make the weapons, but secretly dream of making something… tastier, like пряники.