Beautiful river with an unpleasant surprise...

in #life7 years ago

This nice place is located not far from my house, 20 minute walk.

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Surprisingly beautiful scenery, isn’t it? This is the Stugna river, it is in the Kiev region. Once upon a time, in the time of Kievan Rus it was large and navigable, but now it is quite small.

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It seems to be an excellent place for rest and swimming. But we never swim in this water. Why?
Look at the other side of the river.

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There are the ruins of an industrial factory built during the Soviet era, right on the river bank. The factory was toxic, it was engaged in processing of a skin, and all drains were dumped directly in small river for decades! During the Soviet era, the leaders did not think about ecology, but only about economic expediency! And as a result, a wonderful recreational zone is disfigured by industrial buildings, and the river's water is toxic! And unfortunately there are a lot of such places in Ukraine.

Let's hope that someday the situation will change for the better!

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Pretty sad 😕 :(

It's really a terrible sight ((

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ok. Thank you for your attention ))

such a pity...

Every time I see it, I'm very upset (( Thank you for your attention

amzing <3 upvoted @prettytoon

Thank you for your attention

This is too bad. Nice pictures though.

What were they processing at that factory? Animal hides?

yes ((( it was horrible. Thank you for your attention to this topic

Oh noo ;-(
It looks very nice. It's a shame.

Yes, this is a shameful legacy of the Soviet regime...

It is a pity that living near a river you can not swim in it