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		orbital-decay on Nov 10, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Mind-Bending Soviet Era Oil Rig City on the Caspia... >When filmmaker Marc Wolfensberger first found out about Neft Daşları, he thought it was a myth. He kept hearing about this secretive city In what way it was secretive or a myth?? There were multiple books and movies about it, it was a major job source and a ton of people worked there.

pimlottc on Nov 10, 2024 | [–]

It says he learned about it in the 90s, information about distant parts of the world was much harder to come by back then, particular regarding Soviet countries (at least for Westerners)

instig007 on Nov 10, 2024 | | [–]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BT_Tower#Secrecy

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