The quality of roads in many cities and towns across Russia is often even worse than that of Russian highways. A street is pictured in the town of Suzdal, a Russian historical architecture landmark in the Vladimir region. (Sergei L. Loiko / Los Angeles Times)
In addition to the poor quality of asphalt surface, the highway between Moscow and St. Petersburg in some places doesn’t even have a reliable shoulder. These watermelons will hardly make it to St. Petersburg on time. (Sergei L. Loiko / Los Angeles Times)
The quality of roads in many cities and towns across Russia is often even worse than that of Russian highways. A street is pictured in the city of Novgorod in northwest Russia. (Sergei L. Loiko / Los Angeles Times)
Truck driver Valery Gorbunov says that back in the Soviet days the roads were much better. (Sergei L. Loiko / Los Angeles Times)
A road repair team takes a break from work on the Moscow to St. Petersburg highway. The road is never properly repaired but rather chaotically patched, drivers complain. (Sergei L. Loiko / Los Angeles Times)
This street is in the town of Suzdal in the Vladimir region. (Sergei L. Loiko / Los Angeles Times)
