USSURIYSK, Russia — An unusually warm spell in early October filled this Far Eastern city’s central square with couples and schoolkids enjoying the last bright evenings before the onset of winter. Steps from the main landmark, a monument honoring locals who fought for Soviet power a century ago, 54-year-old construction worker Aleksandr Pavlenko strolled among the benches.
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A group of elderly women speak together as they sit on a bench next to a wooden Russian national flag, on Sept. 15, 2018, in the suburb of Saint-Petersburg.
