Kazakhstan’s secret city sets sights on becoming seaside resort


By AGENCY

Russian tourists enjoying themselves at Lake Balkhash. — Photos: AFP

From the roof of his abandoned hotel, Alexei Vereshchagin remained certain that tourists would one day sip cocktails up there as they enjoyed the lakeside view of Priozersk – a former secret city in central Kazakhstan.

Due to a lack of investment, Vereshchagin has been renovating the hotel alone – including putting in new windows in each of the 150 rooms, one by one.

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