Mologa

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'Russian Atlantis' Rises From the Depths

Town flooded by Stalin is surfacing again thanks to drought

(Newser) - The town of Mologa in central Russia was once a thriving place—before Joseph Stalin decided in 1935 to flood it and make way for a reservoir and hydroelectric power station. Some 130,000 people were forced from their homes and an estimated 300 who refused to leave were drowned,...

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