Russia’s Germans Are Living The Dream Life In Siberia! Wanna Join Them?

Apollonovka. German offroaders and Russian Nivas drive here along the same roads or rather directions. However, some places can only be navigated by a horse wagon. Like in many neighboring villages, the roads here are in name only. Speed limit signs are only needed to cheer up those passing by. The closest civilization is at least an hour’s drive from here. However, the local population has increased by more than 100 over the last 10 years. Today, 960 people live here. The locals entertain themselves during the spring flood by boating across the flooded meadows. People say that this village has everything but there’s nothing here. There are plenty of pretty new brick houses but no gas or water supply. There are a couple of major industrial facilities but almost no mobile network or internet. The village is considered German but apart from the descendants of the Germans who founded it in the early 20th century the village is also inhabited by Russians and Kazakhs. The entire street of pic
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