Sports facilities

Olympics in Eshera

The central USSR Olympic base in the village of Nizhnyaya Eshera in the Sukhumi district was built in the 1960s.In Soviet times, champions for the Olympic Games were prepared in Eshera and regional competitions were held, attracting athletes from all over the USSR. The venue even hosted a meeting of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) […]

January 18, 2023
Velodrome Of Olives

“Saddle up, the gunboat!”

July 16, 2020
Miracle in the Nowhere

In Russia it is quite hard to find a good abandoned place. Usually all of them represent a piece of shit in the middle and broken windows. Though this time we were lucky to find a real miracle in the middle of nowhere!

September 18, 2019
All that Glitters is not Gold

Is it abandoned or not? What will you say if I would tell you that we found an half abandoned stadium in Plovdiv?

October 27, 2017
At the Time of URSS

On the destroyed walls, on the trimmed and collapsed columns, with time has gently descended a whole hill, defending with the pity of pines the stones saved by the fury of men.

September 3, 2017
Stolen swim

The starting blocks are still in position, but the pools have been dry for a quarter century.

March 26, 2017