Zarechny

Zarechny, located in the Penza Oblast (not to be confused with another town with the same name in Sverdlovsk Oblast), is another closed town in Russia. Otherwise known as Penza-19, which is named in a similar fashion to other closed towns. Zarechny is a seculed town under the jurisdiction of Rosatom which is responsible for Russia’s strategic nuclear projects. Despite the fact that it it is forbidden to visitors, you can still catch a sight of life by looking at these photographs by photographer Ksenia Yurkova.