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{{quote|They say this was where mankind first reached beyond the confines of Earth. Whatever promise this place once offered is long gone -- now it just holds the bones of that long-forgotten time.|Area Description}}

'''Old Russia''' is the name for the area of [[Earth]] that was once modern day Kazakhstan during the [[Golden Age]].<ref name="gameinformer">[http://www.idigitaltimes.com/articles/21033/20131204/destiny-gameplay-details-leaked-everything-learned-game.htm '''Digital Times''']</ref> There was a large walled structure built here for the purpose of protecting numerous [[colony ship]]s meant to flee Earth during the [[Collapse]], and evidence of refugees attempting to escape the planet still remains. This wall is occupied by [[Rixis, Archon Slayer]], and numerous [[Fallen]] from the [[House of Devils]].<ref name="Bungie Commentary">[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3G3V5PCJbk '''YouTube''': ''Building the Destiny E3 Reveal — Bungie Commentary'']</ref> While players will explore many areas of earth in the long-term Destiny storyline, the first major location is Old Russia. Specifically, guardians explore the devastated ruins of the Cosmodrome and its surrounding area - a real-world site in modern day Kazakhstan that has long been the launch site for the Russian space program. In the Destiny fiction, the Cosmodrome remained a vital link to outer space during humanity's [[Golden Age]], and players can see the remnants of forgotten colony ships on the launch pad during the cataclysmic [[Collapse]]. Orange, burnt grass steppes and dimly lit interiors of old buildings are a magnet for invading [[Fallen]] Soldiers.<ref>Gameinformer issue 249, page 52</ref>