ArsTechnica has a story about the abandoned Soviet era Space Shuttle project.
When the project was cancelled, (along with the USSR), like so many other things in the Soviet Union at that time, the workers were sent home, the doors locked, and the entire project lies abandoned.
No attempt seems to have been made to fill museums, or salvage any of the shuttles for historical purposes.
The photos are from Ralph Mirebs from the Baikonur Cosmodrome who's page has many more. The Page is in Russian but the Google Translate version renders the descriptions to passable English.
Similar photo essays for other abandoned Soviet era projects Ekranoplan, a missile carrying ground effect vehicle designed for dash attack on naval targets or shore installations. (don't miss paging arrows at side of images).
(Score: 2) by Reziac on Wednesday June 17 2015, @02:33AM
Pretty amazing, eh?
The photos make me sad. So much effort, the best of Russia, gone to waste. :(
And there is no Alkibiades to come back and save us from ourselves.