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.
