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Tom Bon 865 15 Mar 2013 10:33

Historical Type Relics, Ruins & reminders.
 
G'day all ,

I'm a history student about to ride west Kazakhstan, Russia, and back through the north half of the old soviet bloc.
Hoping to draw on your travel experiences - can anyone recall any interesting sites WEST of the Urals such as abandoned missle silos, airfields, military bases, gulags etc? I'm heading out to Perm then winding back to St Pete, and want to visit as many left overs of bygone eras. The old Mongol capitol outside Astrakhan are high on my list.

I will ask similar question on Europe list aimed at the submarine bases of the Baltic etc.

Thanks heaps
Tom

mbravo 15 Mar 2013 10:48

Re: Historical Type Relics, Ruins & reminders.
 
Tom, if you are looking for history, and not just for abandoned military installations, there's quite a number of places around St.Petersburg related to WWII and the Siege of Leningrad (relatively better known) and related to the Winter War of 1939 (and its history), relatively unknown to the wider public. Some of the latter are likely reachable on a bike (many are in the woods).

Travelbug 15 Mar 2013 11:51

Hi Tom,
I collected modern history bits & pieces here Roadtrip Russia (2) World War East Front to Stalingrad - Gentleman Adventurer and a lot of ancient historical context there Tracing our Ancestry from the Caucasus to Central Europe - Gentleman Adventurer.
If you can research this question you are at the forefront of things (but further EAST): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seima-Turbino_Phenomenon
For former military installations this agency may be of help: Adventure travel - adventure trips, tours, vacations and holidays. Space Adventures, tour to North Pole and traditional travel to Russia..
For abandoned places and gulags Magadan and Chukotka would be best, but that is another trip further EAST of course.


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