Set amongst lush rainforest in the tropical ... there are still traces of its traditional history to be seen – and this abandoned village is a great example. A hub for fishing and pearls ...

However, with the collapse of the Soviet Union and changes in research priorities, the station was abandoned in 1992. After this closure, Kolyuchin Island fell into disuse, with no permanent human ...

Many are abandoned villages or cities ... the rapid industrialisation of the Soviet Union. To that effect, he set up gulags in the region, using political prisoners as slave labour to extract ...

But what about 12 abandoned villages? Why were they abandoned? Where did everyone go? Why was so much left behind? Today we are taking a closer look at a set of abandoned villages, and talking to ...