A Bartini Beriev VVA-14 amphibious aircraft built in 1972, one of only two ever made, lies in dilapidated condition at the Central Air Force Museum in the Monino Airfield, about 25 miles from Moscow. The photo is part of a series called "Restricted Areas," completed over three winters in snowy conditions by Russian photographer Danila Tkachenko.
Bartini Beriev VVA-14 —
A Bartini Beriev VVA-14 amphibious aircraft built in 1972, one of only two ever made, lies in dilapidated condition at the Central Air Force Museum in the Monino Airfield, about 25 miles from Moscow. The photo is part of a series called "Restricted Areas," completed over three winters in snowy conditions by Russian photographer Danila Tkachenko.
Danila Tkachenko
An old Soviet submarine, model B-307, Tango class, on the grounds of the Avtovaz Technical Museum in Tolyatti, Russia. The B-307 entered service in 1977 and was decommissioned in 2002. At 300 feet in length (91 meters) it was the world's largest diesel submarine of its time.
B-307 Submarine —
An old Soviet submarine, model B-307, Tango class, on the grounds of the Avtovaz Technical Museum in Tolyatti, Russia. The B-307 entered service in 1977 and was decommissioned in 2002. At 300 feet in length (91 meters) it was the world's largest diesel submarine of its time.
Danila Tkachenko
This futuristic building, which sits on the Buzludzha peak in the Balkan Mountains of Bulgaria, was erected in 1981 by the Bulgarian communist party to celebrate its history.
Buzludzha Monument —
This futuristic building, which sits on the Buzludzha peak in the Balkan Mountains of Bulgaria, was erected in 1981 by the Bulgarian communist party to celebrate its history.
Danila Tkachenko
This 350 ft (107 m) tall obelisk made of titanium was erected in Moscow in 1964 to celebrate the early achievements of the USSR in space exploration: among others, the first satellite (1957), the first unmanned Moon landing (1959), the first man in space (1961) and the first woman in space (1963). It depicts a rocket taking off and leaving an exhaust plume behind. The structure was inaugurated on the 7th anniversary of the launch of Sputnik-1, the first man-made object to enter Earth's orbit. At its base sits a museum which was opened in 1981.
Monument to the Conquerors of Space —
This 350 ft (107 m) tall obelisk made of titanium was erected in Moscow in 1964 to celebrate the early achievements of the USSR in space exploration: among others, the first satellite (1957), the first unmanned Moon landing (1959), the first man in space (1961) and the first woman in space (1963). It depicts a rocket taking off and leaving an exhaust plume behind. The structure was inaugurated on the 7th anniversary of the launch of Sputnik-1, the first man-made object to enter Earth's orbit. At its base sits a museum which was opened in 1981.
Danila Tkachenko
Stages of space rockets in the Kyzylorda province of Kazakhstan, which hosts the world's most active spaceport, the Baikonur Cosmodrome. It is currently used to send and retrieve astronauts from the International Space Station, using Russian Soyuz spacecraft.
Rocket stages —
Stages of space rockets in the Kyzylorda province of Kazakhstan, which hosts the world's most active spaceport, the Baikonur Cosmodrome. It is currently used to send and retrieve astronauts from the International Space Station, using Russian Soyuz spacecraft.
Danila Tkachenko
Part of an unfinished structure -- which bears some resemblance to a Star Wars <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.starwars.com%2Fdatabank%2Fsandcrawler" target="_blank" target="_blank">Sandcrawler</a> -- in the vicinity of the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan.
Unfinished spaceport —
Part of an unfinished structure -- which bears some resemblance to a Star Wars Sandcrawler -- in the vicinity of the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan.
Danila Tkachenko
A sarcophagus over a closed, 4 km deep shaft in the Murmansk region of Russia. The hole was drilled for scientific research and is not the deepest in the area: the nearby Kola Superdeep Borehole, drilled in 1989, is still one of the <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.smithsonianmag.com%2Fsmithsonian-institution%2Fask-smithsonian-whats-deepest-hole-ever-dug-180954349%2F" target="_blank" target="_blank">world's deepest artificial points</a> at 12,262 meters (40,230 ft).
Borehole sarcophagus —
A sarcophagus over a closed, 4 km deep shaft in the Murmansk region of Russia. The hole was drilled for scientific research and is not the deepest in the area: the nearby Kola Superdeep Borehole, drilled in 1989, is still one of the world's deepest artificial points at 12,262 meters (40,230 ft).
Danila Tkachenko
An abandoned tropospheric scatter station -- once used to send radio signals over long distances -- in the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, a region in the far northeast of Russia which projects eastward forming the Bering Strait between Russia and Alaska.
Tropospheric antenna —
An abandoned tropospheric scatter station -- once used to send radio signals over long distances -- in the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, a region in the far northeast of Russia which projects eastward forming the Bering Strait between Russia and Alaska.
Danila Tkachenko
A view of Dzerzhinsky, a town near Moscow where rocket engines were produced in Soviet times.
Rocket city —
A view of Dzerzhinsky, a town near Moscow where rocket engines were produced in Soviet times.
Danila Tkachenko
An old telescope at the Tien Shan Astronomical Observatory, located at an altitude of 2,800 meters just south of Almaty, the largest city in Kazakhstan.
Space telescope —
An old telescope at the Tien Shan Astronomical Observatory, located at an altitude of 2,800 meters just south of Almaty, the largest city in Kazakhstan.
Danila Tkachenko
A test bench for missiles in Kazakhstan, Kyzylorda region.
Missile tester —
A test bench for missiles in Kazakhstan, Kyzylorda region.
Danila Tkachenko