I see it coming miles away that someone will point out the name of the orphanage. Will it's true it's close to Yuri, remember that it's Russia and so Yuri is just a name. From the Wikipedia page, Yurii and its various orthographs are just from slavic form of the name George.
@Famas Whoopsies. my mistake... Wait do you mean the last photo or the one on page 19? I was referring to page 19.
@Lilliwyt I know Yuri is just a name in Russia but can't help but feel it was used intentionally over some other possible name choices just based on the connotations of the name.
I just wondered for whole chapter, where can this take place. With simplistic style I can't say for sure, but architecture looks like something that could be built in 19-th century. No traces of soviet era structures or modern commercial buildings. The population is ridiculously blond.
@ixsaz Eh? But usually Japanese artists think Russia is Kremlin surrounded by tundra and some military hangars? Well, maybe some 16-century village or two.