Learn Hardcore Russian: Пусть салон и далеко, моя подруга всё равно ездит туда, потому что ей нравится мастер. - Although the salon is far away, my friend still goes there because she likes the stylist.

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Пусть салон и далеко, моя подруга всё равно ездит туда, потому что ей нравится мастер.

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Although the salon is far away, my friend still goes there because she likes the stylist.

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Breakdown of Пусть салон и далеко, моя подруга всё равно ездит туда, потому что ей нравится мастер.

What does пусть mean here? Is it the same пусть as in Пусть он придёт (Let him come)?

Not exactly. Here пусть is being used in a concessive meaning: even if / although / granted that.

So in this sentence:

Пусть салон и далеко...

it means something like:

Even though the salon is far...
or
Granted, the salon is far...

This is different from the command-like пусть meaning let.

A very common pattern is:

Пусть X и Y, ... = Although X is Y, ... / Even if X is Y, ...

So the sentence means:

Even though the salon is far, my friend still goes there because she likes the stylist/specialist.

Why is there an и in Пусть салон и далеко?