An abandoned Soviet-era research facility was recently discovered buried beneath the cold blanket of Antarctica, bringing to light a piece of Cold War history that had been dormant for decades.
Chris Brown, an intrepid explorer, and his son Mika experienced this astonishing find. Their expedition began with an unexpected twist when their plane broke down in the harsh -28°C temperatures of the icy continent.
In a captivating video published on TikTok, Chris described the scary moment when the unmistakable bust of Vladimir Lenin emerged from the snow, revealing the clandestine Soviet station underneath. The photographs in the slideshow showed the wreckage of a meteorological research station from 1958, which had been engulfed by Antarctica’s cold grip.
The discovery astounded spectators, with one saying, “There’s an entire building underneath the bust????” The surprising discovery lends an element of mystery to the Pole of Inaccessibility’s vast, lonely terrain.
Chris, a seasoned explorer on a mission to conquer the world’s land-based Poles of Inaccessibility, provided insight on the Lenin bust’s mysterious voyage. Originally facing Moscow, the statue was given a Cold War twist by American explorers, who moved it to Washington. In reaction, the Russians quickly reverted Lenin’s gaze to Moscow, resulting in a historical tug-of-war frozen in time.
