Flutterby™! : Space shuttle ruins

So remember how the Soviets had that space shuttle knock-off that could actually land itself? It was kinda like they'd worked out the kinks, gotten rid of the NASA cowboy-isms, and built a decent space vehicle?

http://ralphmirebs.livejournal.com/219949.html

I've often wondered what a large scale economic collapse looks like. I think it looks like that.

Via Lindsey Marshall.