I thought you Russophiles might appreciate some photos of modern Russia

The main forum is here (it seems to be down quite often though), with many photos of new scyscrapers, cities, resorations of imperial structures, housing projects and all kinds of development:

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/forumdisp ... orumid=345

Some of the main powerhouse regional capitals:

Barnaul: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=363893
Novosibirsk: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=291673
Kharabovsk: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=400160
Tomsk: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=363949

Here are a few highlights of the places you don't hear about often:

Yakutsk: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=400789
Saratov-Engels: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=380789
Kazan: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=374656

Work can still be done on these far-flung cities of the empire though:

Biysk: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=355688
Magadan: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=294729
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=399766
Izmailovo: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=363776

Places for resorts:

Kislovodsk: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=390683
Seliger: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=388437
Sochi: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=255077

And one you do hear about all too often:

Chechen Republic (being rebuilt): http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=393612

As you can see, there is MUCH development now with a growing economy, with modernisation and investment quickly spreading beyond Moscow and St.Petersburg, but plenty of problems still lie ahead...

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