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In fairness, let us recall that the myth of the Potemkin villages became quite popular in the West from the very moment of Catherine II's legendary Tauridan journey, when a pamphlet on Potemkin-Tavrichesky appeared in Europe, in which…

Other sources also report on the Potemkin villages, but the notorious villages of painted plywood did not lead Catherine astray: this was the ordinary practice of adorning a monarch's route, just as was the building of sumptuous wayside pavilions for the Russian empress's halts. To begin

By Alexandr Radayev

Architecture · Moscow · Observations · Heritage · Society · Reportage

In my view, the trouble with events of this kind, where people try to stand up to commercial giants backed by the authorities at every turn, lies not even in the futility of such undertakings in our country, but in the fact that the camp of the defenders…

In my view, the trouble with events of this kind, where people try to stand up to commercial giants backed by the authorities at every turn, lies not even in the futility of such undertakings in our country, but in the fact that the camp of defenders of the righteous

By Alexandr Radayev
It turns out that, besides building yet another office Palmyra of loot and woe in the protected zone on Ivanovskaya Hill, they also plan to remove all the fences and make the territory barrier-free (really?), to protect the century-old poplars from the Zh

Architecture · Moscow · Observations · Heritage · Society

It turns out that, besides building yet another office Palmyra of loot and woe in the protected zone on Ivanovskaya Hill, they also plan to remove all the fences and make the territory barrier-free (really?), to protect the century-old poplars from the Zh

It turns out that, besides building yet another office Palmyra of loot and woe in the protected zone on Ivanovskaya Hill, they also plan to remove all the fences and make the territory barrier-free (really?), to protect the century-old poplars from the Zhilishchnik state budgetary institution, even to

By Alexandr Radayev
Another representative of the developer, Yaroslav Katsuba, head of the management company, explains what an ornament to the district their splendid building will be

Architecture · Observations · Heritage · Humour

Another representative of the developer, Yaroslav Katsuba, head of the management company, explains what an ornament to the district their splendid building will be

Another representative of the developer, Yaroslav Katsuba, head of the management company, explains what an ornament to the district their splendid building will be. Touching digressions are not avoided: “We managed to find a descendant of Ludwig Knoop, Andrea Knoop. She is a descendant of Knoop through her husband; her

By Alexandr Radayev
Architect Alexey Ginzburg Speaks of Noble Plans for the Scientific Restoration of Buildings on Kolpachny Lane

Archaeology · Architecture · Moscow · Heritage · People

Architect Alexey Ginzburg Speaks of Noble Plans for the Scientific Restoration of Buildings on Kolpachny Lane

Architect Alexey Ginzburg speaks of noble plans for the scientific restoration of buildings on Kolpachny Lane. He adds that he, too, would like the district not to lose its identity. Over the awkward matters, such as the eighteen-metre piles that will reach the cultural layer of the eighth century,

By Alexandr Radayev
The Museum of Architecture Hosts a Debate on Demolition and Construction in the Historic Zone of Ivanovskaya Gorka in Moscow

Architecture · Moscow · Museums · Observations · Heritage · Society

The Museum of Architecture Hosts a Debate on Demolition and Construction in the Historic Zone of Ivanovskaya Gorka in Moscow

The Museum of Architecture has provided a venue for a debate on the demolition and construction of buildings in the historic zone of Ivanovskaya Gorka in Moscow. The background is as follows. On Kolpachny Lane, within a protected zone, a five-storey business centre is planned, complete with glazed attic,

By Alexandr Radayev
In the Korf Hall of the National Library of Russia in Saint Petersburg, at 18 Sadovaya Street, an intriguing exhibition, "Legends of the NLR: Rossica

Coming Up · Books · Museums · Saint Petersburg

In the Korf Hall of the National Library of Russia in Saint Petersburg, at 18 Sadovaya Street, an intriguing exhibition, "Legends of the NLR: Rossica

In the Korf Hall of the National Library of Russia in Saint Petersburg, at 18 Sadovaya Street, an intriguing exhibition, "Legends of the NLR: Rossica. Marking the 170th Anniversary of the Founding of the Collection", is now open, presenting works by foreigners about Russia from the 18th to

By Alexandr Radayev
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