I arrived in kurgan at 5 am and was picked up by a cab from the 60's. As we were driving i noticed how diffrent and barren this part of Russia is compared to the US. I was thinking the whole cab ride "if the cab driver felt like killing me, no one would notice and theres plenty of places to ditch my body.
If you are driving through the streets, it feels like you are in an old film. The cars, buldings and roads. Everything is well kept and i like it a lot though.