A Russian steam shovel at work removing the stumps. Note that it has regular tires for wheels as opposed to tracks. It is not very large by American standards. I did see some modern equipment outside Moscow, but most construction equipment in Yoshkar-Ola is of the vintage variety.

Vintage or not, they are able to get everything done they need to. The steam shovel has an interesting feature - note the blade on the rear. This is used to level the ground after digging - almost a combination Steam shovel - bulldozer.