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This place in Uzbekistan is called by locals “The Door to Hell”. It is situated near the small town of Darvaz. The story of this place lasts already for 35 years. Once the geologists were drilling for gas. Then suddenly during the drilling they have found an underground cavern, it was so big that all the drilling site with all the equipment and camps got deep deep under the ground. None dared to go down there because the cavern was filled with gas. So they ignited it so that no poisonous gas could come out of the hole, and since then, it’s burning, already for 35 years without any pause. Nobody knows how many tons of excellent gas has been burned for all those years but it just seems to be infinite there.

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Russian North hypnotizing as something unrealistic. Almost that the world of shadows. Ambitious nature - unspoiled lakes and rivers, forests with mushrooms, berries, fiery sunsets. Absolute wilderness, silence, silence. A huge emptiness, where life went. Turn this country road (asphalt and pomine there was not), you can get into the whole world of the deceased. Strangely, that the road is not yet quite overgrown. But soon gash. At halfway to a final destination middle of a field alone is impressive size of the church roof.

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The parade on Red Square, in 1967

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Here studies and test laser weapons, which was to shoot down enemy fighters and missiles.

The territory of the facility - 20 hectares of wild forests.In the center located a rails (approximately 1500 metres in length), which provide laser cannon moving in testing moment.

Rails breaking under the huge tower, which had tried to place laser.

On area located some fake targets for laser testing (Airplane model).

The area is protected by military dogs. Patrols go at least 2 times a day, the perimeter of the facility.
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Harbey settlement are allocated on the north of Russia over that west part of Yamalo-Nenecki district, over that polar circle.

Settlement was arise around of Stalin concentration camp in 1940-1950 year. The Prisoners of Harbey-camp was mining a molybdenum and uranium. Under the armed escort, prisoners transporting mined ore on the wheelbarrow to the Vorkuta (150km).

Because, this camp was considered as most terrible, forwarded here prisoners was sentenced to be shot.

The graveyard in settlement was absented. The died prisoners was dumped to the wasted fangs.

In “light” years the population of settlement did not exceed the 2000 inhabitants. Desolation has begun at 1950-1960 years, when camp was closed. Two years ago, slided down avalanche, was destroy settlement Harbey.

Ruins of a camp barrack

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