August 27, 2010
Blog Archives6 Ghost Towns and Abandoned Cities of Eurasia
In terms of geopolitics, Eurasia refers primarily to the post-Soviet states, the Central Asian republics, and the Transcaucasian republics. It’s no wonder, therefore, that this “supercontinent” abounds with ghost towns and abandoned cities.
Stalin’s “Railway of Bones”
It was doomed to be an unfinished project that would claim almost 15,000 lives. Today the remains of Stalin’s vast railway, which was set to run within the Arctic Circle from Salekhard to Igarka, can be found rusting in the icy tundra. History would later remember it as the “railway of bones”.
Images of Abandoned RAF Binbrook
For those who enjoyed the article several days ago about the former RAF base at Binbrook and the associated mystery that surrounds it, here are some photographs of the disused base, taken yesterday! While the base is now a trading estate, most of the buildings remain intact and in a state of utter disrepair. Small … Continue Reading