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Url: http://russos.livejournal.com/210363.html?page=5
Photographer: Russos
Location: Balaklava, Ukraine
Photographer: Russos
Location: Balaklava, Ukraine
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A huge system of tunnels, filled with water - bringing to mind somewhat apocalyptic images; this once was the ultimate secret Soviet nuclear submarine base, maintenance & repair facility. So secret it was, in fact, that the whole town around it was classified and erased from the map.
Ten kilometers east of Sevastopol on the Black Sea Coast, the town of Balaklava was closed to the rest of the USSR, and even family members needed special clearance to visit there. After collapse of the Soviet Union the base stayed operational only until 1993, when all nuclear warheads were removed - and in 1996 the last submarine left the base. Today the place is open to visitors, but the bulk of it is hidden.
