«Object 1161», that is also incorrectly called «Gorbachev's Bunker», has become the grain of many legends and rumors. The popular stories in the net about underground, ice-covered corridors with a morgue that supposed to be located on the lower floors. It is true that this is one of the most interesting, large-scale and mysterious objects of the Cold War on the territory of the former USSR.
In the fourth issue of our series about the reasons to love the USSR, we’re talking in detail about the «Object 1161» and showing how this bunker looked inside. It is very interesting that the bunker for commanding the last nuclear war began to be built during the time of Gorbachev (1985-1991) - when the USSR verbally announced nuclear disarmament.
22 мар 2021
