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Airplane – amphibia with vertical take-off VVA-14.
Russia, Moscow area, 2013
Former residential buildings in a deserted polar scientific town specialised on biological research.
Russia, Republic of Komi, 2014
Tropospheric scatter antenna “Chaika”.
Russia, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, 2014
Former mining town which has been closed and made a bombing trial field. The building on the photo shows the cultural center, one of the objects for bombing.
Russia, Republic of Komi, 2014
Pumpjacks on a spent oil field.
Russia, Republic of Bashkortostan, 2014
Airplane – amphibia with vertical take-off VVA-14.
Russia, Moscow area, 2013
Former residential buildings in a deserted polar scientific town specialised on biological research.
Russia, Republic of Komi, 2014
Tropospheric scatter antenna “Chaika”.
Russia, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, 2014
Former mining town which has been closed and made a bombing trial field. The building on the photo shows the cultural center, one of the objects for bombing.
Russia, Republic of Komi, 2014
Pumpjacks on a spent oil field.
Russia, Republic of Bashkortostan, 2014
A monument to creators of Russia’s nuclear shield in Dzerzhinskiy city, where solid rocket fuel, missile charges, hulls, and engines were produced.
Russia, Dzerzhinsky city, 2013
Screen for biological defence against radar radiation.
Kazakhstan, Karaganda region, 2015
Deserted observatory.
Kazakhstan, Almaty region, 2015
Water contamination test at a lake around Ozersk (formerly Chelyabinsk-40). In 1957 there was the first nuclear catastrophe, which stayed secret for 20 years. The city is surrounded by the lakes which are until now contaminated with radiation.
Russia, Chelyabinsk region, 2013
Test bench for missiles.
Kazakhstan, Kyzylorda Region, 2015
Former military base on an island, with an underground bunker.
Russia, Leningrad region, 2013
The world's largest diesel submarine.
Russia, Samara region, 2013
Landmark in the area of test underground explosions.
Kazakhstan, Pavlodar Region, 2015
Antenna built for interplanetary connection.
Russia, Arkhangelsk region, 2013
Secret city Chelyabinsk-40 was not marked on the maps until 1994. It is still impossible to enter the city unless one has special permission or relatives living there.
Russia, Chelyabinsk region, 2013
Space capsules for return of astronauts and research equipment to the Earth.
Kazakhstan, Kyzylorda region, 2013
Boiler house of a closed aerodrome.
Kazakhstan, Karaganda region, 2015
Headquarters of Communist Party.
Bulgaria, Yugoiztochen region, 2015
Waste storage of rocket fuel.
Russia, Republic of Komi, 2014
Hangar at the former firing field for biological weapons.
Kazakhstan, Akmola region, 2015
Antenna for interception of signals.
Russia, Samara region, 2014
Coal processing plant.
Russia, Komi Republic, 2014
Sarcophagus over a closed shaft which is 4 km deep.
Russia, Murmansk region, 2013
Water intake.
Russia, Tatarstan republic, 2015
Excavator on a closed quarry.
Russia, Moscow region, 2015
Ruins of experimental laser system “ZET”.
Kazakhstan, Karaganda region, 2015
Ground station for spacecraft control.
Kazakhstan, Karaganda region, 2015
Scientific storage at far North.
Russia, Komi republic, 2014
Deserted observatory.
Kazakhstan, Almaty region, 2015
Part of an unfinished space port.
Kazakhstan, Kyzylorda region, 2013
Monument “To the Conquerors of the Space”.
Russia, Moscow, 2015
”Bulgaria" ship lifted from underwater, 122 people drowned on it.
Russia, Tatarstan republic, 2014
Memorial “Shilovsky Bridgehead” located close a nuclear power plant, which was never finished.
Russia, Voronezh region, 2015-
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Airplane – amphibia with vertical take-off VVA-14.
Russia, Moscow area, 2013 -
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Former residential buildings in a deserted polar scientific town specialised on biological research.
Russia, Republic of Komi, 2014 -
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Tropospheric scatter antenna “Chaika”.
Russia, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, 2014 -
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Former mining town which has been closed and made a bombing trial field. The building on the photo shows the cultural center, one of the objects for bombing.
Russia, Republic of Komi, 2014 -
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Pumpjacks on a spent oil field.
Russia, Republic of Bashkortostan, 2014 -
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A monument to creators of Russia’s nuclear shield in Dzerzhinskiy city, where solid rocket fuel, missile charges, hulls, and engines were produced.
Russia, Dzerzhinsky city, 2013 -
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Screen for biological defence against radar radiation.
Kazakhstan, Karaganda region, 2015 -
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Deserted observatory.
Kazakhstan, Almaty region, 2015 -
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Water contamination test at a lake around Ozersk (formerly Chelyabinsk-40). In 1957 there was the first nuclear catastrophe, which stayed secret for 20 years. The city is surrounded by the lakes which are until now contaminated with radiation.
Russia, Chelyabinsk region, 2013 -
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Test bench for missiles.
Kazakhstan, Kyzylorda Region, 2015 -
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Former military base on an island, with an underground bunker.
Russia, Leningrad region, 2013 -
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The world's largest diesel submarine.
Russia, Samara region, 2013 -
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Landmark in the area of test underground explosions.
Kazakhstan, Pavlodar Region, 2015 -
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Antenna built for interplanetary connection.
Russia, Arkhangelsk region, 2013 -
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Secret city Chelyabinsk-40 was not marked on the maps until 1994. It is still impossible to enter the city unless one has special permission or relatives living there.
Russia, Chelyabinsk region, 2013 -
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Space capsules for return of astronauts and research equipment to the Earth.
Kazakhstan, Kyzylorda region, 2013 -
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Boiler house of a closed aerodrome.
Kazakhstan, Karaganda region, 2015 -
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Headquarters of Communist Party.
Bulgaria, Yugoiztochen region, 2015 -
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Waste storage of rocket fuel.
Russia, Republic of Komi, 2014 -
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Hangar at the former firing field for biological weapons.
Kazakhstan, Akmola region, 2015 -
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Antenna for interception of signals.
Russia, Samara region, 2014 -
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Coal processing plant.
Russia, Komi Republic, 2014 -
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Sarcophagus over a closed shaft which is 4 km deep.
Russia, Murmansk region, 2013 -
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Water intake.
Russia, Tatarstan republic, 2015 -
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Excavator on a closed quarry.
Russia, Moscow region, 2015 -
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Ruins of experimental laser system “ZET”.
Kazakhstan, Karaganda region, 2015 -
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Ground station for spacecraft control.
Kazakhstan, Karaganda region, 2015 -
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Scientific storage at far North.
Russia, Komi republic, 2014 -
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Deserted observatory.
Kazakhstan, Almaty region, 2015 -
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Part of an unfinished space port.
Kazakhstan, Kyzylorda region, 2013 -
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Monument “To the Conquerors of the Space”.
Russia, Moscow, 2015 -
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”Bulgaria" ship lifted from underwater, 122 people drowned on it.
Russia, Tatarstan republic, 2014 -
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Memorial “Shilovsky Bridgehead” located close a nuclear power plant, which was never finished.
Russia, Voronezh region, 2015
RESTRICTED AREAS
Danila Tkachenko
The project "Restricted Areas" is about utopian strive of humans for technological progress.
Humans are always trying to own ever more than they have - this is the source of technical progress, which was the means to create various commodities, standards, as well as the tools of violence in order to keep the power over others.
Better, higher, stronger - these ideals often express the main ideology of the governments, for these goals they are ready to sacrifice almost everything. While the individual is supposed to become a tool for reaching the set goals, and receive in exchange the higher level of comfort.
I travel in search of places which used to have great importance for the technical progress - and which are now deserted. Those places lost their significance together with the utopian ideology which is now obsolete. Secret cities that cannot be found on maps, forgotten scientific triumphs, abandoned buildings of almost inhuman complexity. The perfect technocratic future that never came.
Any progress comes to its end earlier or later, it can happen due to different reasons - nuclear war, economic crisis or natural disaster.. For me it's interesting to witness what is left after.
Virtual tour through the exhibition "Restricted Areas", in the framework of European Month of Photography, Berlin. Fotogalerie Friedrichshain, 15 September - 29 October 2016
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