Abandoned Cities Of Russia, Why Did They Become Like This

2024 Author: Bailey Albertson | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 12:53

7 abandoned cities in Russia - why no one lives in them

On the map of Russia there are many settlements that have long gone through their heyday. And some of them have completely ceased to exist.

Khalmer-Yu (Komi)

In 1942, geologists discovered in the Komi Republic large deposits of coal of the valuable "grade K", which is irreplaceable in the production of coke. Development began a year later, and in 1957 the first mine was put into operation. About 250 tons of coal were mined per day, providing fuel to the surrounding areas.

The process was painful, the riot police knocked out the doors and forcibly took out those who did not want to leave. Many families received no housing in return. Now Khalmer-Yu fully justifies its name, which is translated from Nenets as "Valley of the River of Death".

Kolendo (Sakhalin Region)

The village of Kolendo gets its name from a nearby lake. In 1979, more than 2,000 people lived there, in the north of Sakhalin Island. Their main occupation was oil production from a well, which started working in 1963.

The restoration of the settlement was considered hopeless and most of the people were resettled. By 2010, not a single person remained in it, although according to the documents, Kolendo has not yet been officially abolished.

Jubilee (Perm Territory)

The Yubileiny settlement was founded in 1957. Its inhabitants worked mainly at the Shumikhinskaya mine of the Kizelovsky coal basin. Before the collapse of the Soviet Union, there were more than 11 thousand people in it. Expansion up to 60 thous.

I could not change the situation and a live call to V. Putin personally in 2010. In the village, which, according to local residents, looks "like after a bombing", after the arrival of the commission, nothing has changed.

Nizhneyansk (Yakutia)

In 1936, a small river port appeared on the map in the Ust-Yansky ulus of Yakutia, the location of which was convenient for the transportation of goods for gold miners and geologists from exploration parties. In 1954, it was decided to create a large transport river hub and build an urban-type settlement for its workers.

In the best years, more than 3,500 thousand people lived there. Now this settlement is practically dead. There are very few people left and it looks like Nizhneyansk will soon cease to exist.

Finval (Kamchatka)

Finval (also Bechevinka or Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky-54) was founded in 1960 as a garrison village for military families. It was the base for 12 submarines belonging to the 182nd brigade. There was a school, kindergarten, post office, shops.

In 1996, the garrison was disbanded, the submarines were transferred to other bases, the families of the officers were taken out, and the property, buildings and structures were written off the balance of the Ministry of Defense.

Neftegorsk (Sakhalin Region)

Older people remember the Neftegorskaya tragedy very well. On May 28, 1995, in 17 seconds of a devastating earthquake with a magnitude of 7.6, this town was almost completely destroyed. It happened at night at 1 h. 40 min.

It was decided not to restore the village, but to relocate people to other cities of Sakhalin or to help them move to the mainland. Until now, in the former Neftegorsk, plaques with house numbers and the names of the victims remind of the tragedy.

Charonda (Vologda region)

This settlement had a rich history: it was founded in the 13th century on the waterway to Novgorod on the shores of Lake Vozhe. Many events survived: the oprichnina of Ivan the Terrible, the reign of Godunov and Shuisky, burned and rebuilt many times.

After the abolition of the Charozersk village council in 1970, the people began to disperse. Since 2002, 5-8 people a year have lived in Charonde. The last resident died in 2015.