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balaklava naval museum complex (cold war museum)

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    • 608alexanderp 图标 图标 图标 图标 图标

      The museum is under renovation, but opened for visitors who are obligatory guided. ~1,5 km of underground walking allows to appreciate the power of Soviet army and navy.
    • Norielle 图标 图标 图标 图标 图标

      This is one of the things to do in Krimea you shouldn't miss. It's an old naval base in which nuclear submarines used to be repaired now turned into museum. We had a tour in Russian so can't tell you what would happen should you choose tour in English, but we had fun and it was quite thrilling to walk through the old naval base and had everything explained to us. Only con I can think of is size of tour groups, they are quite huge and you might feel like in a herd.
    • Sebmack 图标 图标 图标 图标 图标

      This place is full of promise and lacking on delivery. The idea of visiting a submarine base carved out of a hillside and unknown to the West for many years is what took me to Crimea; but the experience itself sits bottom of my list of Crimea attractions. When you get there, you'll find the boat tours of the sub canals have been cancelled, access is restricted to a relatively limited portion of the base and many exhibits have been replaced by glorification of the Russian navy. It was like one long cold dank tunnel with some metal tubes, some water in it and some propaganda (no - not a look at old propaganda - real current pro Russian stuff). Perhaps with a dedicated English speaking guide specialising in this place, we'd have had a richer experience - but the trouble right now is that it's hard to find someone who isn't either disgusted by the Russification of the museum, or overly delighted by it, so it will be difficult to get a deep experience with real anectodal colour.I loved the German Hospital in Jersey, a missile silo in Arizona and quite enjoyed Bunker 42 in Moscow but this place was totally lost on me and I'm still trying to work out of it was the Russia vs Crimea thing in the background, the jumble of exhibits without any consistent theme or something else. Probably it was the lack of anything that attracted any kind of empathy. It was too much of 'This missile does this. This submarine does this. The tunnel is this long and this deep. This is an XXX' and not enough 'There were XX workers who spend XXX of every year underground working 12 hour shifts and were not allowed to tell their families what they did. They came from across the USSR and were accompanied to Balaklava by their families.' There was just nothing to generate an emotional reaction.The other thing about museums in the losing side of wars (the Cold War in this case) - they are long on celebrating stamina and pain and short on celebrating achievement which largely does away with any desire to empathise! If you're a tunnel engineer, a torpedo specialist or a Russian submariner you'll probably love this. If you're a layperson looking to understand cold war life - you've probably stil got to come here just because it's a rare opportunity, but set your hopes low and get a really good guide.
    • BJH1936 图标 图标 图标 图标 图标

      We did not know that this existed: a place tunnelled out in a mountain next to the sea where the Russians could hide their entire nuclear submarine fleet. It could also in the case of nuclear war shelter 2,000 persons for over a month. Go with a guide as there is nothing in English but the exhibits are outstanding and the engineering technology was used is incredible. My engineer husband said that the soviets then were the most advanced in the world in metallurgy and welding perhaps developed for the constructions of such sites.
    • jon_alfa 图标 图标 图标 图标 图标

      This is an amazing place, really atmospheric and unique. It seems you are part of a spy/ 007 movie. We enjoyed walking along the long underground tunnels. It is quite impressive so put the place in context and keep in mind it was out of reach for anybody until very recently. Nothing is in English so you dont have chance to read much, and we arrive 40 min before clousure (5 pm) so we hurried up but it was a lot of fun! We got there from Sevastopol by public transport. Minibus 20 or 12 left us in a place called km5. It was the last stop and despite nobody speaking English we could communicate enough saying km and showing 5 fingers at the bus stop. In km5 there is a huge market and minibus 9 departs from there to Balaklava. The bus stop is next to where all the electric cars stop. In Balaclava we stopped before the end as there is a closer stop to the submarine base. Otherwhise you can walk from the harbour or take a boat to cross it. The closest bus stop is called something like "obolon" like the beer. People in the bus indicated us where to stop (and they didnt speak English and we didnt speak Russian but they are generally very helpful). When you stop take the street to your right and walk to the end. You will reach the place soon.
    • VinceH106 图标 图标 图标 图标 图标

      If you are on the Crimea Peninsular the Soviet underground Submarine Base is a must see. It is a very easy walk with good access. It provides a wonderful insight into the lengths Nations will go to to try to hold the upper hand. There is a great deal of information in both Russian and English although I would recommend hiring an English speaking guide.
    • Rysio 图标 图标 图标 图标 图标

      Very nice Balaclava Bay with hidden submarines base. It is unbelievable how much money and efforts peoples can spend to keep lethal weapons inside the rock.Will be nice, if one decommissioned submarine will be docked inside, ready for exploring by tourists.The area around should be better cleaned, and parking places arranged.
    • LTW1234 图标 图标 图标 图标 图标

      I toured Balaklava with a guide from the ship I was on. I thought it was a very interesting place. Our tour was in English so I don't know what it would have been like without an English-speaking guide. I think it would be well worth seeing because it's a very visual experience. You actually go down into these amazing tunnels and see the submarine canals--although no submarines, as someone else pointed out... It's such an extraordinary thing that the Soviet Union had this hidden facility and until recently the rest of the world didn't even know this place existed.
    • Lovetraveling199 图标 图标 图标 图标 图标

      Don't miss the guided tour of this secret Soviet base for building, repairing, and hiding nuclear submarines during the Cold War. The tour is in Russian, with an appropriately stern Russian guide, so you may not understand much of this, but it is still worth it and you will be able to figure out what was going on here. There is some labeling in English on the later part of the tour. Personal favorite, "Cabinet for Hiding Secret Documents". If you were taught to hide under your desk for protection from a nuclear attack, you will enjoy seeing what it was all about.
    • YvonneSylviaC 图标 图标 图标 图标 图标

      The guided visit gave a thorough oversight of the submarine maintenance activities, however of course only in russian language. Fascinating though!
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