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The pioneer camps in the USSR were educational and health institutions for pioneers of the Soviet Union Pioneer Organization named after Lenin and schoolchildren (7 to 15 years) organized usually during the school holidays by trade unions, the Communist Youth League, economic organizations, collective farms, and so on.

About 40,000 suburban pioneer camps for 10 million children were open in the USSR. The following unique photos were collected in pioneer camps that had been abandoned after the collapse of the USSR by Denis Spirin

Surmounting of contaminated area

Putting on a mask on affected person

Putting on a mask on yourself

Waiting for reconnaissance reports

Nuclear explosion

Opening of camp Olympics

Memorial Day

Soviet Navy Day

The passage is closed – a minefield. The minefield cleared – you can move on.

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