Moscow’s historic Soviet neighbourhoods will be preserved as part of a new wave of renovation work to transform the Russian capital, top officials have pledged.
Moscow’s head architect, Sergei Kuznetsov, promised that communist-era gems wouldn’t be affected by a controversial government scheme demolishing thousands of Soviet-era low-rise buildings across the city.
Instead, he claimed that each new building would “search for dialogue with the past”, pledging that the city would develop “Constructivism 2.0” to help new apartment blocks blend in with historic constructivist neighbourhoods.
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