created by ComradeDyatlov36 on 10/03/2025 at 18:03 UTC
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Hi all
I am travelling with a friend at the end of May to the Almaty region from the UK for 10 days, we are hiring a car (4x4) and plan on driving around the Almaty region to typical places such as the Asy Plateau, Charyn Canyon etc.
We are interested in some of the Soviet history of the region and wondering if anyone has any recommendations of any less well-known places to visit with Soviet history links?
Any other general recommendations of cool places to visit on our trip are also welcome!
We will be doing some camping so any good recommendations for camping locations would also be useful.
Thanks in advance!
Comment by nimble_broccoli at 10/03/2025 at 18:25 UTC
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Not sure if you would like that, but I enjoyed driving to Baikonur, then watching a rocket take off (very impressive, even from 20km away).
Plus we strolled trough some used 1st stage boosters that fell in the desert.
Comment by keenonkyrgyzstan at 10/03/2025 at 20:05 UTC
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I can point you towards some Soviet-era mosaics, “Houses of Culture”, that kind of thing, around Almaty. Just DM me.
Otherwise - narrow down what about the Soviet era you’re interested in. Because the built environment of pretty much any village, town or city you encounter will be Soviet-built, so the question is what to focus on.