Russian Base
Location from Stranger Things by The Duffer Brothers
A secret Soviet military installation built beneath Starcourt Mall, housing the key — a massive machine designed to reopen the gate to the Upside Down.
Also known as: the Russian base, the base under the mall, the Soviet base, the underground base
What They Know
- The key is a massive machine that fires an energy beam to reopen the gate to the Upside Down — it requires enormous power and a specific frequency
- Alexei was a key scientist on the project who defected and was later killed by a Russian assassin
- Hopper and Joyce destroyed the key on July 4, 1985, but Hopper was caught in the explosion and captured by the Russians
- The base's construction was disguised as part of Starcourt Mall's development
Connections
- child_of — starcourt_mall
- infiltrated_by — hopper
- infiltrated_by — joyce
- infiltrated_by — murray
- staffed_by — alexei
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