This Soviet statue is based on a piece of propaganda that's been elevated to national myth.

Avenue of trees planted by cosmonauts before their space departures.

Once a bustling fishing port, this semi-ghost town is now more than 90 miles away from the shore.

Giant cauldrons overflow with Uzbekistan's favorite rice dish at this cavernous dining hall.

Former island in the Aral Sea used to be a top-secret Russian bio-weapons facility.

Light still pours into the ruins of this ancient Islamic observatory.

This series of Armenian caves held the oldest brain, shoe, and winery in the world.

Fortified homes of highland warriors that are still in use today.

The secret room where early Bolsheviks cranked out propaganda fliers on a smuggled printing press.

A unique collection of Soviet military artifacts lies hidden away in a disused train, in the unrecognized Eastern European republic of Transnistria.

Last remaining nuclear missile base in Ukraine.

The dining hall that nourishes workers in Chernobyl's Exclusion Zone is also open to visitors.

The last planned Soviet city was built for the former residents of Pripyat after the Chernobyl disaster.

The deepest metro station in the world.

A reconstructed medieval gateway that was the magnificent entrance to the capital city dating back to 1037.

340-foot statue built to honour the Heroes of the Soviet Union.

The largest catacomb system in the world.