The ones shown here date back to the days of the Gulags and have been abandoned since the 1960s. Connected by a network of bridges and other structures this community has dwindled and is now all but deserted with buildings falling back into the sea.Ībandoned Mine Complex: Unlike other Soviet mines in the Kyshtym region the ones in the photographs above at least aren’t radioactive.
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Ships were brought out and sunk to form the basis of a series of man-made islands. Before long the first oil platform was built around this site but that wasn’t all: dorms, schools, stores and other structures were all built up around this rig forming a virtual city on the water.
Even now, however, visitors coming by boat (or snowmobile) are advised to wear a respirator and rubber boots.Ībandoned Sea City: In 1949 the world changed forever as oil was struck for the first time in the sea off the coast of Azerbaijan. The fort is now deserted and most of its interior objects have been stripped and metal has been melted down for other uses. After the Crimean War it was initially used as a military storehouse before being converted by the Soviets into a dangerous plague research center due to its physical isolation from the mainland. Constructed in the 1800s, the fort has over 100 cannon ports providing 360-degree defense. For more Soviet abandonments (from gruesome gulags to submarine bases) check out part one of this series.Ībandoned Island Fortress: Fort Alexander sits abandoned on a man-made island off the shore of St. From oil rig cities and deserted industrial towns to dazzling island fortresses and once-luxurious estates of the Soviet elite here are seven more amazing Soviet abandonments. Others tell stories of economic and political upheaval and even nuclear events. From mining towns to oil-rig cities, many of these structures, towns and areas were abandoned suddenly and thus provide a kind of snapshot of Soviet life frozen in time. The former Soviet Union has a complicated history that is told in part through some of its deserted infrastructure.
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