Some believe the site was used for high-level intelligence briefings and diplomatic talks with Soviet officials.

Many have a dark and tragic past ... Today, many of these islands remain out of bounds to visitors, with long-abandoned buildings threatening to crumble. But that doesn’t make them any less ...

Abandoned places have an alluring appeal to ... Slowly but surely, old buildings along with rusting vehicles and the trunks of dead trees began to emerge from the water's depths, reminding people ...