Beria's bunker in Samara is a historical structure whose history and significance remain largely a mystery. Construction of the bunker began in the late 1930s and was aimed at providing protection for important buildings and officials during the war. It was initially planned that, if necessary, government structures, members of the General Staff an
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The Veles Temple, located in a deep forest near Samara, is a place of cult worship associated with ancient Slavic beliefs. In a small clearing surrounded by dense vegetation, there are idols, pagan symbols and even cow skulls. This place is known as the temple of Veles, the deity, patron of knowledge, medicine, creativity and sorcery in Slavic myth
The monument "Rotman Tower" or "Stove" represents the ruins of the first plant in the history of Samara for the production of sand-lime brick. It was founded in the 1900s by the “Russian” German Rothman. However, the plant did not last long due to the monopoly position of competitors, which hindered Rotman's success. Unable to cope with the repayme
St. Petersburg, formerly Leningrad, is not only the cultural capital of Russia, but also a major scientific and technological center that played a key role in the scientific and engineering development of the USSR and Russia. There are many research and production associations located here, which not only in the past, but also currently actively wo
15 kilometers from Losevo, on the banks of the Vuoksa-virta river (the northern branch of the Vuoksa) there was the Finnish village of Vuoksela, which, unfortunately, was destroyed during the war. However, among the forest that grew on the site of rural buildings, one highlight has been preserved - the rural church. Vuoksela Church was built on Ca
Очень странный приют для непойми кого. Вот буквально. Территория частная, обитаемая на 1/3. Ранее (при СССР) место являлось одним из многих пионерских лагерей, расположенных в той местности в непосредственной близости друг от дружки. Сейчас некоторые строения на территории ни куда ни годятся, - находятся в сверхаварийном плачевном состоянии. Некая
The recreation center "Izumrudnoe", also known as the pioneer camp, is located on the shore of the cooling pond of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, near the village of Lelev, among a beautiful pine grove. Before the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, this place was a popular holiday destination for military personnel, their families f
The Yubileiny Community House in the ghost town of Pripyat, Ukraine, is one of the characteristic buildings left behind after the Chernobyl disaster in 1986. Initially, it was a public institution that provided various types of services, such as equipment repair, tailoring and other household services. Currently, the Yubileiny Community House is a
Lazurny is an indoor swimming pool in the abandoned city of Pripyat, which has become one of the symbols of the consequences of the Chernobyl disaster. Located in the Exclusion Zone of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant on Sportivnaya Street, Lazurny was an important sports facility in the city. Having suffered from the accident, the Lazurny pool s
Yanov is a railway station located on the Chernigov - Ovruch route of the South-Western Railway near the city of Pripyat in Ukraine. The station was put into operation back in 1925 and played a key role in the formation of the city of Pripyat. Before the tragic events at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, the Yanov station actively served passenge
The village of Krasno (Krasne in Ukrainian) is located 6 kilometers directly from the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. This is a very short distance, but the village and the station are separated by the huge lake “Starik” (a tributary of the Pripyat River). To get to Krasno, we need to drive about 30 kilometers along a terrible and broken road throug
The wooden church of the Archangel Michael the Archangel in the village of Krasno is one of the few surviving churches in the Chernobyl exclusion zone. Built in 1800 from oak, it stands on the left bank of the Pripyat River and is a kind of symbol of survival surrounded by radiation pollution. The village of Krasno, once part of the Chernobyl regi
On the outskirts of the village of Pervokrasnoye, in the Sorochinsky district of the Orenburg region, there is an architectural heritage - an old abandoned building that once served as a mill. Externally, the building has long been abandoned, but inside, various mechanisms associated with flour milling continue to exist. Judging by the state of pre
Nikolskoye-Prozorovskoye, formerly known as Shipilovo, is an abandoned estate that belonged to the Prozorovsky princes, located in the Mytishchi district of the Moscow region, near Marfino. The history of the name of this estate is rich and varied. It was formed on the basis of two settlements - Shipilovo and Nikolo-Prozorovo, at the end of the 18
The Deevsky mansion, located in Znamenka, Belebeevsky district of Bashkiria, is a beautiful two-story estate built at the beginning of the 20th century by the Russian landowner Nikolai Vasilyevich Deev. This majestic red brick home embodies a classic style and is impressive in scale and architectural beauty. On the first floor of the mansion there
The Church of Paraskeva Pyatnitsa at Torg in Veliky Novgorod is a cross-domed building with one dome and three apses, two of which are located inside the temple. It was the patronal church of the merchants of ancient Novgorod and was dedicated to the Great Martyr Paraskeva Pyatnitsa, who was considered the patroness of the Novgorod merchants. The
The Church of the Transfiguration on Ilyin Street in Veliky Novgorod is an inactive Orthodox church that was built in 1374 and is famous for the fact that it preserves the frescoes of Theophanes the Greek created in 1378. The temple was built on Ilyin Street, which is located on the Torgovaya side of Novgorod. Initially, a wooden church stood on t
The Church of the Transfiguration on Kovalevo is an inactive Orthodox church located near Veliky Novgorod. It is the former cathedral of the Kovalev (Spassky) Monastery, one of the small suburban monasteries of Novgorod, founded on donations from the rich and noble people of the city. The temple was built by order of the boyar Ontsifor Zhabin in 13
In the center of the protected Buzuluksky Bor there is a children's health camp "Pobeda". Penetrating through the dense thickets of the forest, you hardly expect to stumble upon traces of civilization. However, the forest suddenly gives way, and a real pioneer camp opens up before you. But there is one “but” - this camp is abandoned and no one need
The ruins of a former factory, destroyed by an explosion about a century ago, are preserved in the forests in the vicinity of Mount Egozy near Kyshtym. This plant was built in 11 months during the First World War and was intended to produce dynamite. The construction of the plant was carried out at the expense and risk of the Kyshtym Mining Plants
An ancient industrial building of the 18th-20th centuries, which is a metallurgical enterprise in the Southern Urals for copper smelting. The Preobrazhensky Copper Smelter is also called the Zilairsky Plant. The copper smelting enterprise was founded by the merchant I.B. Tverdyshev, who later took his son-in-law, I.S., into the share. Myasnikov. Cu