Корзуново и Луостари аэродром

  • CLICK ON GALLERY TO SEE MORE. Apron and taxiways with the control tower. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
  • Once upon a time, a busy runway for warplanes. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
  • The mining town of Zapolyarny visible in the horizon from the huge closed down air base. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
  • Woman on duty in the control tower. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
  • On the wall of the control tower. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
  • Once upon a time, a Soviet military check-point. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
  • Abandoned apartment blocks close to the air-field. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
  • «Peace on earth. We protected our freedom in fight». Photo: Thomas Nilsen
  • A golden bust of Yury Gagarin shines the glory of the town. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
  • Abandoned apartments block. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
  • School bus in front of on of the few apartment blocks where people still are living. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
  • The school in Korzunova. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
  • School bus ready to drive home the children from the military garrisons around Korzunova. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
  • "Tankodrom" - Roadsigns in Korzunova are not like in any other towns. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
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  • There are still some military activities outside of Korzunova. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
  • Scrap metal from installations once upon a time important for the Soviet air force. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
  • Corroded bust of Lenin stands in front of one of the abounded buildings in the town center. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
  • Workers tear down some of the old houses in the center of Korzunovo. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
  • The Gagarin museum. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
  • Inside the Gagarin museum. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
  • A golden Yury Gagarin shines glory over Soviet space history. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
  • Colonel Yuri Korzunov, a Soviet hero pilot from World War 2, gave the name to the town of Korzunovo. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
  • The newly rebuilt monastery in Pechenga. Photo: Thomas Nilsen