Abandoned Castles Of Russian Countryside


	Abandoned Castles Of Russian Countryside
tanjazaric
8-20-2008 12:34 PM
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russia, castles, abandoned, ruins, architecture, boitzov
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8-20-2008 4:55 PM
tanyamm
Who knew such beautiful castles like that could be found in Russia still standing at all.
8-20-2008 6:08 PM
silvanaraihane
why don't they turn them into hotels and earn a packet by them!!!!
8-20-2008 6:11 PM
tanjazaric
who knows, you see the reconstruction of the last one costed 250 millions dollars
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