My first sight of snow in Kemerovo

Today has been really hard for me as I reterned from my Kemerovo and Novokuznetsk trip. They are in the Kusbuss region, Eastern Siberia, notorious for its coal mines where miners dye regularly for different reasons - gas explosions, old equipment and, perhaps, Russian carelessness. This area used to be pretty rich and successful but now the industries are on the decline, though mining is still the main source of money there. Surroundings are really wonderful there, too; high hills covered in thick snow with good slopes and forests and rivers around. At the airport I saw many snowboarders coming from Moscow and other parts of Russia.
Though industries are not developing there, the both towns made very good impression on me as they are clean (machinery clearing snow from the streets is everywhere)and packed with good shops and cafes. Many new and modern buildings appeared everywhere - good apartment blocks, hotels and even Churches and Musks!!! They are situated very close to each other and this makes a bit odd impression. But the Kuzbuss Governor is Aman Tuleev, a Tatar (Muslim)man, who wants to be good for all concessions. Have a look. I think this really proves that Russia is a place where all religions go side by side and it's really good. Well, in the next post I'll try to put some photos of Novokuznetsk where I lived for 1 year when I was a 14 year old girl. It's another long story which will come out on the blog soon. Bye.....