THEN:
Dynamo Stadium photos from Фотографии старой Москвы (Photographs of old Moscow)
^1936-1940
^1940-1950
^1935 Preparing the field after reconstruction of the stadium
^1936
^1936-1940 from the series “Architecture of Moscow (1920-1940)”
^1941 Photograph by Margaret Bourke-White from LIFE magazine archives
^1945-1949
^1945-1950
^1947 Celebration of Moscow’s 800 year anniversary
^1947 Celebration of Moscow’s 800 year anniversary
^1952 Volleyball World Championship
^1954 All Union Parade of Athletes
^1963 Track and field match between RSFSR-GDR-Poland
^1980 Olympics
^1990
(photograph captions and dates are provided by oldmos.ru)
And NOW:
^2008. Dynamo Stadium celebrated it’s 80 anniversary. On November 22, 2008, a farewell match was played, and the stadium was closed for “reconstruction” / demolition.
^Photo by Grigory Dukor / Reuters.
From The Moscow Times article “Start of Stadium Demolition Draws Outcry”, Feb 12, 2012
^Photo from newreportage.ru article “Picket for the preservation of monuments”
