Nature, effort, mankind

I have already linked an article on English Russia (>>>) - and those of you who monitor that site know that there is always something worth attention.
This time I chose mines of Ural – mix of industrial aesthetics, destroyed nature and trace of human effort. A combination I always feel attracted to.

A place you want to be at to feel the horror of what man can do – and get away as quickly as you can. Something like gazing into the abyss. From my point of prejudiced view this is the kind of feeling you may get from the whole Russia. Especially, when you attend English Russia too often.

More pictures here.