The Duga over-the-horizon-radar is widely known and many Chernobyl tourists visit this place at their day tours in the zone. What is less known, is the huge computer center connected to the radar where thousand people worked with processing all the information Duga received. (more…)
Tomb of the unknown soldier is a symbolic place for all the fallen soldiers who have no graves. The tradition of establishing a place where missing, lost and unidentifiable bodies are honored is a tradition that began after World War I. (more…)
Of course, Cluj-Napoca has its own war cemetery. Let’s make a visit to the final rest for soldiers from both world war one and two in this Romanian city. (more…)
T-34 tank monuments aren’t rare in the former Eastern Bloc, and of course, Estonia got its share. This is the short story behind one of them, the T-34 monument at Siivertsi, in eastern Estonia. (more…)
Russia, together with the United States, controls 95% of the world’s nuclear weapons. Has Russia more nuclear weapon than America? How much nuclear weapons are there in Russia and can they be used? (more…)
FSB is the federal security service in Russia and is responsible for the country’s internal security as well as spying. Even today, FSB is located in KGB’s old headquarters. (more…)
Outside the city, Oxelösund in Sweden lies the Femore Fortress which provides a unique insight into the everyday life of the cold war and nowadays its open to visitors. Until 1997, the Fortress had the code name “Battery OD”, and here 70 people could stay for up to a month in the event of war. (more…)
Karlsborg is a town at Lake Vättern which has for a long time been heavily militarized. It was in fact here that Sweden’s capital would be moved in case Stockholm was attacked. Take a trip to Karlsborg Fortress! (more…)
A war cemetery is a strange place. It is difficult to grab the scope of a resting place where so many died in a violent way. Often it is thousands of names lined up. Latvia’s largest war cemetery Lestene is no exception. (more…)
During the Cold War, Sweden had a large number of military warehouses deployed deep in the forests. In the event of war, the defense could easily continue even if the cities were severely bombed. However, a warehouse of this size is unusual. (more…)