
Photo of the week: Chelyabinsk – A lack of environmental responsibility
The fortress of Chelyaba, from which the city takes its name, was constructed on the site in 1736; town status was granted to it in 1781. Around 1900, it served as a center for the construction of the Trans-Siberian Railway. A serious nuclear accident occurred at the Mayak nuclear fuel reprocessing plant, which housed […]