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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