Yerevan is a beautiful city, which is surprising since the Soviets built it. In contrast to the gray blight that constitutes much of postwar Poland, Yereven was made from a local stone, tuff, which is pink and infinitely variegated, so that even Krushchevka housing blocks seem to shimmer. Yerevan’s master planner, Alexander Tamanian, worked at human …
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