GALLERY / Zaporozhye

With a large hydroelectric plant that we cruised right by on our way to a lock, Zaporozhye feels industrial -- and is.

Lenin statute has a commanding view of the River.

A park area near downtown.

Cossacks present a horse show for the tourists.

New bridge will soon span the Dnieper at Zaporozhye.

The hydroelectric dam under construction in 1934 (public domain Soviet government archive)

The hydroelectric dam and plant, August 11, 2010