In February this year, the Russian Ministry of Communications announced a two-stage restoration and reconstruction plan for a very special property: the Shukhov radio tower, the avant-garde lattice-work construction which stands tall over southern Moscow. According to the ministry, the tower, which is named after its designer Vladimir Shukhov, is now in such a critical condition that it demands immediate attention. A draft government decree published on 7 March proposes that action be taken to dismantle the tower, perform restoration works and then reassemble the tower in its current form. It also proposes a change of ownership and a new location for the tower. The Russian Television and Radio Broadcasting Network, the current owner, has suggested reconstructing the tower in Samara in time for the FIFA World Cup in 2018, or even moving it to Sevastopol in recently annexed Crimea.
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