Thursday, January 31, 2013

Church vs. Nukes: The Dilemma of a Secret Russian Town



SAROV (Andrei Zolotov, Jr., RIA Novosti) – After an overnight trip from Moscow, the train chugs into a tiny, single-track station and stops at closed metal gates crowned with barbed wire. Some passengers disembark and walk to the nearby checkpoint where soldiers match their IDs against a list of authorized guests; others wait to be checked on board. Beyond the checkpoint’s wobbly turnstile, a billboard rises from the wintery morning darkness: “Sarov – Center of Russia’s Strength and Spirit.”

 Long article but interesting reading.

1 comment:

untermensch said...

Thanks Drasko, a very interesting article. What strange things Sarov has seen in its history... what strange things Russia has seen!

 
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