

On board a Soviet cruise ship, December 1978
The cruise route was called "From Winter to Summer," departing from Vladivostok. Three cruise ships were on the route. This photo were taken on the "Ilyich" liner.


The cruise route was called "From Winter to Summer," departing from Vladivostok. Three cruise ships were on the route. This photo were taken on the "Ilyich" liner.
The Avand Hotel complex in Armenia, sitting right on the shores of Lake Sevan. Construction started in the Soviet era and was never finished. Now it's just a massive, hollow concrete skeleton surrounded by one of the most beautiful mountain lakes in the world. A true monument to failed ambition.
Remnants of a former civilization...
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Thank you all so much for your comments.
In fact, the region isn't as bad as this isolated, dying village of 1,000 people.
For example, winter surfing is popular here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOlSrTbiBK0
There are some volcanoes and nature here:
The damage in this facility was rated EF-2