October 11, 2019
The world’s largest man-made explosion ever – by far: in the Kurils, where else?!
Hi folks!
Back to the Kurils for the next installment on our far-eastern archipelago adventure…
Island: Simushir, uninhabited;
Location on island: Brouton Bay;
Place of interest: Abandoned Soviet naval base.
The naval base existed from the late-70s up until 1994. In its heyday around 3000 folks lived here. Now the place is deserted, has been looted, is overgrown and rusting. Up close: ugly. A way off, on a sunny day – mysteriously charming:
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