Pyramiden is a ghost town on an island in the Arctic Glacial Sea. It was a mining settlement originally belonging to Sweden until 1927, when it was sold to the Soviet Union. In 1998, it ceased ...

It is 30 years since the tumultuous events of 1989, when the Berlin Wall fell, the Iron Curtain lifted and the Soviet Empire began to crumble. As part of a special series of reports on how Russia ...

At the height of the Cold War, the Soviet Union had more than 40 secret ... What remains are derelict buildings, containing forgotten furniture, toys, and other possessions.

A photographer's iconic shots of polar bears in abandoned buildings on a Russian island shine a spotlight on wider changes in ...

So, here are eight of the world’s most stunning abandoned places that still pull in adventurers, photographers, and the occasional curious travellers. Once a shining star of the Soviet dream ...