Kadykchan, Russia

No less interesting is the history of the Russian Kadykchan city which was founded during the Second World War. Located deep in the Magadan region it has been built by Gulag prisoners. Kadykchan is considered dysfunctional for a long time. After a large deposit of coal was discovered there, the construction of the settlement began at the site of the discovery. Since the foundation of the city tragedies and accidents claiming the lives of people have been regular occurrence.

The last mine explosion in 1996 killed six people and the mines were shut down thereafter. But it took a while until the city became finally deserted. In 2006 the city housed about 800 residents. There were no services in it except for a few central streets that were connected to electric supply, water and sewage piping.

Nowadays Kadykchan lacks the necessary infrastructure, there is no longer power or running water but still about 200 people, who have failed to find a new environment, live there to this day. The famous ghost city attracts great interest with its abandoned buildings, destroyed monuments and rusty vehicles left in garages. Next - Kayakoy