Courtyard spaces of Kharovsk

At first glance, the courtyards among the barracks in Kharovsk look gloomy and even post-apocalyptic, but this is only in certain neighborhoods. Closer to the center, everything is more or less decent.

There are many abandoned and semi-abandoned houses on the outskirts of the city, where only one resident can live.

Nevertheless, barracks are temporary housing of the past years, which has already outlived its service life several times.

But even in such courtyards there is no chaos, as, for example, in Chagoda.

It's scarier to walk among fully residential barracks, like in Sokol. But everything turned out to be quiet and peaceful there.

The first part of the post is from the Mirny neighborhood, where I filmed the first dugout locations.

Kharovsk turned out to be a fairly large city and divided into several parts.

All because of the railway line that crosses the city, as well as because of the large enterprises.

Roughly speaking, I have studied only half of the city's area and did not even have time to visit the very center of Kharovsk.

I definitely have another trip ahead of me, which will also take half a day.

The closer to the center, the prettier the houses became, and the more cozy the courtyards.

Almost all utility networks are laid above ground, where there are passages above the pipes.

On one of the central streets, a sidewalk has been made above the heating networks: slabs have simply been placed on top of the pipes, on which you can walk.

There are elevation differences in Kharovsk.

This usually happens where there is a river of medium or large size.

In this case, the Kubena flows through the city.

It is the only city along the river.

The barracks here are not the most diverse, but there are still interesting solutions: a brick barrack.

The largest number of floors is five.

There are less than nine thousand residents in Kharovsk.

The city was founded in 1903 on the site of a railway station.

If you look at the map of the Vologda region, Kharovsk will be in its very center.

There was once a beautiful suspension bridge across the Kubena, but it collapsed about five years ago.

I managed to walk across this bridge once, but I never managed to capture it.

I've been to Kharovsk many times, but this is the first time I've studied it in detail.

The road from Vologda is good, one might even say, ideal.

I was here once on a flight day, and this is the best atmosphere.

But for barracks yards and dugouts, I needed a snowy winter night.

The five-storey Khrushchev buildings resemble any city or village in the Vologda region.

It's a pity that we can't move through space a little faster, but maybe it's for the best...

Because every trip is planned for a long time, not spontaneously, with anticipation and expectation.

And each such walk takes place more thoughtfully, consciously, with pleasure and leaves more vivid memories.