The city that is rapidly sinking into the sea has its days numbered.

The city dubbed "Soviet Atlantis," once a bastion of Stalin's rule, is now sinking into the Caspian Sea and its days are numbered.

The Floating City is a colossal platform built on the sea, slowly crumbling after 75 years of history. Created in 1949 on the orders of Joseph Stalin, this giant oil structure off the coast of Azerbaijan was once a symbol of Soviet industrial power. Today, it is undergoing a period of decay due to abandonment.

It quickly developed into a full-fledged city above the sea. At its peak, the platform contained almost 2,000 drilling sites, 320 production facilities, 160 kilometers of interconnected bridges, 96 kilometers of oil pipelines and a complete infrastructure that included residential blocks, a theater, hospitals, shops, a football stadium and even a helicopter landing pad, writes A2 CNN.

However, after the fall of the Soviet regime and the difficulties in maintaining it, Neft Daşları began to degrade. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, the decline accelerated and by 2012, only 30 kilometers of connecting roads were in operation.

Today, Neft Daşları still has about 2,500 inhabitants and is rich in oil, with about 30 million tons remaining to be extracted. Although in a dilapidated state, the platform continues to be considered one of the most important for Azerbaijan. However, this structure, like a "modern Atlantis", is slowly sinking into the waters of the Caspian Sea, leaving behind a history of ambition and oil in the middle of the sea. (A2 Televizion)