Giant dolls, an empty theme park and semi-trailers: The tourist trap that’s now a lifeline for Russia
- Posted on May 30, 2025
- By The Sydney Morning Herald
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Giant dolls, an empty theme park and semi-trailers: The tourist trap that’s now a lifeline for Russia
We arrive in Manzhouli a day before Xi Jinping is to meet Vladimir Putin in Moscow. It’s a ghost town, where bored attendants man empty rides. But a dusty carpark nearby tells the real story.
