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Mysteries of the Abandoned

[Arshba speakinglocal language] Of course,we can speculate now. I think they got scared....

[Arshba speaking
local language] [interpreter] Of course,
we can speculate now. I think they got scared. It is politics, after all. I believe that sport
and politics should not mix. Although, nowadays,
everything unfortunately
is politicized. Especially sport. [hopeful music playing] [narrator] In the absence
of the United States, the Soviet team
dominated the games, securing a record
80 gold medals. securing a record
80 gold medals. [Meigs] Some of that
spectacular performance was partly due to the training that took place
at this center

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[Arshba speaking local language]
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[interpreter] Of course, we can speculate now.
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I think they got scared.
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It is politics, after all.
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I believe that sport and politics should not mix.
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Although, nowadays, everything unfortunately is politicized.
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Especially sport.
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[hopeful music playing]
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[narrator] In the absence of the United States,
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the Soviet team dominated the games,
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securing a record 80 gold medals.
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securing a record 80 gold medals.
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[Meigs] Some of that spectacular performance
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was partly due to the training
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that took place at this center.
Duration
36 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
00:08:05
Uploaded
Jul 07, 2025
Season
9
Episode
19
Genres
documentary
Production
Mosfilm

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Movie Summary

The world's most incredible engineering projects are revisited to uncover why places full of mysteries and untold secrets are now abandoned ruins.
S09 • E03 [narrator] By the mid-1990s, - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:18
[narrator] By the mid-1990s,
S09 • E04 [narrator] The project remained top secret, - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:08
[narrator] The project remained top secret,
S09 • E18 One of the first things he did was to add more attractions, - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:21
One of the first things he did was to add more attractions,
S09 • E15 [Wise] The question is did the biggest solid rocket fueled engine ever built - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:08
[Wise] The question is did the biggest solid rocket fueled e...
S09 • E20 The Turkish armed forces airdrop a thousand - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:09
The Turkish armed forces airdrop a thousand
S09 • E14 There's a door on that side. There's a door on this side. - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:04
There's a door on that side. There's a door on thi...
S09 • E02 But this test facility had actually been abandoned - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:05
But this test facility had actually been abandoned
S09 • E10 The remains of the Chateaude la Mothe-Chandeniers - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:21
The remains of the Chateaude la Mothe-Chandeniers
S09 • E01 [narrator] The buildings were sold as homes of the future. - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:13
[narrator] The buildings were sold as homes of the future.
S09 • E22 [narrator] Completed in 1965 - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:15
[narrator] Completed in 1965
S09 • E04 This is only one of over a hundred such palaces - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:21
This is only one of over a hundred such palaces
S09 • E08 [Steven] In the 1870s, - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:39
[Steven] In the 1870s,
S09 • E11 [narrator] In 1997, - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:35
[narrator] In 1997,
S09 • E02 So it becomes a target for your ekranoplans - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:08
So it becomes a target for your ekranoplans
S09 • E09 [Rob] They were the fanatics of the Germany army, - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:09
[Rob] They were the fanatics of the Germany army,
S09 • E20 And, there is an amphibious invasion of about 3,000 - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:17
And, there is an amphibious invasion of about 3,000
S09 • E13 [Jaega] By 1994, Armenia had captured the region - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:07
[Jaega] By 1994, Armenia had captured the region
S09 • E14 [narrator] This clandestine complex - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:20
[narrator] This clandestine complex
S09 • E21 [narrator] How would America's most high-profile space mission - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:07
[narrator] How would America's most high-profile space ...
S09 • E06 [narrator] The tailrace was key to Rankine's promise - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:08
[narrator] The tailrace was key to Rankine's promise