The drain and sewage systems are separated. Drain water flows directly into the city aboveground rivers, while shit flows to filtering stations. The first sewer tunnels were opened only in 1898, with…
Made in Neglinka
The Neglinka has seen too much. Drunk people left behind without light, naked people showering and washing, hallucinogenic 3-meter rats and more. Most remained (luckily for everyone) unphotographed. But not all! I…
Underground Minsk (Belarus)
The last and only remaining European country with a dictator reminds me of the irreversibly gone childhood. The food is not expensive and of supreme quality, all from local factories. Everything is…
Danilovka river
Danilovka was one of the last unexpectedly big river tunnels that we have discovered. It has an underwater portal into the Moscow river, is not much mentioned anywhere and can’t be evidently…
Saint-Petersburg Metro construction
This one started in a bar in Saint Petersburg. The beer was perfect. We were dressed and ready, but had a really rough idea about the entrance. Someone said that “nobody cares there,…
Odessa! (Ukraine)
The limestone mining in Odessa started in the beginning of 19th century. The mining was chaotic and unsystematic. It caused severe problems, since part of the city was built on quarries. Several…
Power cable tonnel
An ordinary power cable tunnel in the process of construction. Having nothing spectacular, in is just like tens of its identical brothers all over the city. It is supposed to replace some…
Chura river
The Chura is a large drain on the right side of Moscow river. Easily accessable for urban exploration, long and new. Not much to tell about. Includes one average sized waterfall. You…
Kopytovka river
The Kopytovka is an average sized concrete river with a small brick fragment. The outfall at the end of the tunnel has a filtering station. It was largely unknown before we found it…
The Chechorra river and the story of Mr. G
These disputable photos are equipped with the story about a comrade, G… One cold winter evening, six explorers went downstream. We had some beers and other mood-modifying things. We walked far enough…