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YALTA &
PYATAGORSK
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These photos were made during a tour to
Russia, Georgia and Uzbekestan in 1964
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Physical fitness is a must for those lucky
enough to get a free vacation at Yalta courtesy of their factory or institute.
Right after dawn is time to hit the boardwalk
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Livadia Palace at Yalta
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The famous bench on which the 'Big Three'
Stalin, Churchill and Roosevelt sat during the Yalta Conference - here we have
two tourists and their guide. Livadia Palace in Yalta
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Courtyard of the Livadia palace in Yalta -
site of the 'big four' meeting
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Hotel Oreanda on the boardwalk at Yalta
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View of the Black Sea coast at Yalta toward
dusk
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The Black Sea coastline near Yalta - the
palace of the Emir of Bokhara
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Palace interior in Yalta
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Palace interior in Yalta
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Interior of palace at Yalta
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Palace garden at Yalta
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Interior of palace in Yalta
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Interior of dome of Armenian church in Yalta
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Church in Yalta
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Cemetary at Yalta
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Local volunteer guides amazed to find an
American in Yalta - outside Armenian church of which they were proud to show.
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Discussing momentous world events on the
boardwalk at Yalta
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The sign indicates that this church is now a
museum in Yalta
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Vase in Yalta palace
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Vase in Yalta palace
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Young Pioneers touring Yalta for their summer
vacation in 1964
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Palace interior at Yalta
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Palace interior at Yalta
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Palace interior at Yalta
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Palace interior at Yalta
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Palace interior at Yalta
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Hotel in Pyatagorsk
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Construction in Pyatagorsk Russia 1964
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View of the Caucasus foothills from
Pyatagorsk
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View over Pyatagorsk in 1964
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In Pyatagorsk with no boardwalk the folks do
their morning exercise on balconies.
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Garden outside a hot spring resort building
near Pyatagorsk
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Hot springs resort near Pyatagorsk
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One of the famous hot springs health spas
near Pyatagorsk Russia in 1964
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At one of the local horse races - a big
favorite in the Pyatagorsk area
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Weighing a jockey at the local horse race
near Pyatagorsk
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The crowd gathers at the local track at
Pyatagorsk
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Local girls are amazed to find a bus load of
Americans in their midst at Pyatagorsk
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Break time on road near Pyatagorsk
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The ladies are entranced by the fields of
sunflowers - a major crop actually in the Stavropol - Pyatagorsk region
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And some of the men take their turn in the
sunflowers
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A scene of locals along the highway near
Pyatagorsk
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Local police near Pyatagorsk - 1964
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Village on the highway outside Pyatagorsk -
on our route to Vladikavkaz - 1964
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The bus stops in a town between Pyatagorsk
and Vladikavkaz - Marx is watching the locals
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