Stalin's Rope Roads

Re:Stalin's Rope Roads by steve19 on Wednesday October 30, 2013 @02:55PM (#6642408)

Even just a fresh coat of paint would prevent those tram cabins from rusting. Even the mining company, who I assume has cash, does not bother.

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Re:Stalin's Rope Roads by dimkar on Wednesday October 30, 2013 @03:53PM (#6642881)

Soviet Union had lots of drawbacks, no doubt, but they did a lot of good stuff like rope roads, railroad, undergrounds etc. It's cheaper to maintain the heritage than build something from scratch, why is it neglected?

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Re:Stalin's Rope Roads by alandarev on Thursday October 31, 2013 @05:03AM (#6645821)

The present government has to blame the past in order to maintain its authority. Independent if how the USSR did, they have to be shown as 'evil' (I am not saying USSR was puffy and fluffy)

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