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Where is this: couple dancing near a Soviet-era "Киров" (Kirov) building, likely a train

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Place hint: Kirov (Киров).

Where is this: couple dancing near a Soviet-era "Киров" (Kirov) building, likely a train
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Date 1950s
Place
USSR Kirov Киров 58.5787710, 49.6531810, 338° pastvu.com

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Place Kirov
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Exact spot 58.5787710, 49.6531810, 338°
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Decade range 1950s-1960s
  • az 1950s-1960s
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One decade 1950s
  • az 1950s
    50s more likely. Also not certain if Mongolia-China photos are from the same film, but Mongolian mausoleum was built in 1954 and the building behind it changed substantially in 1961 F0000181-5-6, so probably 1954-1961 if it's the same trip. Considering Moscow-Ulan Bator-Beijing railway opened in 1956 and I think went through Kirov (considering the photos from train window this couple stepped out to take a photo in the station while the train stopped) ru.wikipedia.org
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Iurii March 7, 2026
May be this is the building: pastvu.com