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A massive statue of a robot stands outside the former Soviet-era synthetic rubber factory in Sumgayit, Azerbaijan. (Rena Effendi for EurasiaNet)

Click here for the rest of Effendi's stunning photo essay from this environmentally devastated city.

 
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