Soviet Underground Submarine Base

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Once one of the most secret places in the whole world, this Nuclear Submarine Base from Balaklava, Ukraine stopped functioning in 1996 when the last Russian submarine left.

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Until 1991 when the Soviet Union collapsed, Balaklava (10 km away from Sevastopol - Black Sea Coast), the home of the underground submarine base, was one of the most secret towns in Russia, a restricted area for most of the people. It is said that most of its residents worked at the base and their relatives were not allowed to visit them without a good reason.

Despite the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, the base remained operational after until 1993 when the decommissioning process started. Now the base, its cannel system and a small museum can be visited on guided tours.

Source: Russos on Livejournal

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