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The Russian town of Nizhny Novgorod starts preparing for the 2018 World Cup.
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Dmitry Svatkovsky, gold medallist in modern pentathlon at the 2000 Sydney Olympics and current deputy governor of the Nizhny Novgorod region, shows a model of the new soccer stadium in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, July 10, 2015. Russia will host the 2018 FIFA World Cup soccer tournament. REUTERS/Maxim Shemet
An aerial view of the town of Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, July 10, 2015. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
An aerial view of children playing soccer in the town of Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, July 10, 2015. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
An aerial view of the Alexander Nevsky cathedral in the town of Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, July 10, 2015. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
An aerial view of the junction of Oka and Volga rivers in the town of Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, July 10, 2015. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
A general view of the construction site of the new soccer stadium in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, July 10, 2015. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
A tram moves along Rozdestvenskay street in the town of Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, July 10, 2015. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
An aerial view of bridges across the Volga river in the town of Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, July 10, 2015. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
A couple stands against a view of the town of Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, July 10, 2015. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
A general view of a construction site of the new soccer stadium in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, July 10, 2015. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
People walk past the Eternal Flame memorial in the town of Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, July 10, 2015. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
An aerial view of a bridge across the Oka river in the town of Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, July 10, 2015. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
An aerial view of the staircase connecting the Kremlin with the embankment of the Volga river in the town of Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, July 10, 2015. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
A general view of a construction site of the new soccer stadium in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, July 10, 2015. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
A boat sails on the Volga river in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, July 10, 2015. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
A woman and boy sit facing the Volga river in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, July 10, 2015. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
A woman works on a flower bed in the town of Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, July 10, 2015. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
An aerial view of the construction site of the new soccer stadium in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, July 10, 2015. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
A general view of a construction site of the new soccer stadium in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, July 10, 2015. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
People observe an embankment of the Volga river in the town of Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, July 10, 2015. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
An aerial view of the town of Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, July 10, 2015. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
An aerial view of apartment buildings in the town of Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, July 10, 2015. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
A general view of the Volga river and the town of Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, July 10, 2015. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov?
People walk along a street in the town of Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, July 10, 2015. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
A general view of a construction site of the new soccer stadium in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, July 10, 2015. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov