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[[File:Russkaya Station.jpg|thumb|right|400px|The mothballed Russkaya Station]] | [[File:Russkaya Station.jpg|thumb|right|400px|The mothballed Russkaya Station]] | ||
The '''Russkaya Station''' is a former Soviet and Russian Antarctic research station that was located on the [[Ruppert Coast]], in [[Westarctica]]. The station was proposed in 1973 and approved in 1978. Construction began the next year and it was opened on 9 March 1980 and officially abandoned after the fall of the Soviet Union in 1990. | The '''Russkaya Station''' (74°46′00″S 136°48′10″W) is a former Soviet and Russian [[Antarctica|Antarctic]] research station that was located on the [[Ruppert Coast]], in [[Westarctica]]. The station was proposed in 1973 and approved in 1978. Construction began the next year and it was opened on 9 March 1980 and officially abandoned after the fall of the Soviet Union in 1990. | ||
The station was mothballed in the beginning of 1990, being closed in such a way that it could be re-opened with minimal effort. | The station was mothballed in the beginning of 1990, being closed in such a way that it could be re-opened with minimal effort. | ||