Primorsky (Krai)

The region’s capital is Vladivostok and differs from other Russian cities, not only in its Pacific location, but also in its spicy combination of European and Asian, both in its appearance and in the habits of its inhabitants.

It’s not particularly cute to go around calling the city “the Russian San Francisco” - just cheesy. The only similarities between the two are the hills and the beautiful bridges. The city actually has a much closer relative - Istanbul. 

Calling Vladivostok ‘Russian San Francisco’ is bad form, both in relation to San Fran and to Vladik itself. The only similarities are the hills and beautiful bridges. The city has a closer “relative” - Istanbul, Turkey.

When a Russian military detachment was looking for a stronghold on the Sea of ​​Japan and finally found a convenient bay, its outlines and relief reminded them of Constantinople (now Istanbul), well known to them. By analogy, the bay was called the ‘Golden Horn’ and the strait was called the ‘Eastern Bosphorus’.