Tag Archives: demolition

Arbat Update

Posted on August 16, 2012 by Natalia

Photos of Arbat Street where house number 41 was being demolished earlier in the week. Sun is shining, souvenirs are for sale, tourists and Muscovites are casually strolling… and there’s only the faint sound of construction work behind the fence, … Continue reading →

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Arbat Demolition

Posted on August 14, 2012 by Natalia

Recently, things have been shaking up on Old Arbat Street in central Moscow. Here’s the press coverage: The Moscow Times / РИА Новости / Lenta.ru / Вести / Ехо Москвы / CIVITAS Among several buildings to suffer damage from activities … Continue reading →

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Dynamo Stadium – Then & Now

Posted on February 19, 2012 by Natalia

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 … Continue reading →

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