When you look at Europe’s capital cities, you see, spelled out in physical form, the nature of the ideas that brought them into being. Today’s London is the fruit of unintended consequences. Its ...
On this episode of American Prestige, Katherine Zubovich on her new book about skyscrapers in Moscow. Derek Davison and Daniel Bessner Here's where to find podcasts from The Nation. Political talk ...
Historian Katherine Zubovich will discuss her new book Moscow Monumental: Soviet Skyscrapers and Urban Life in Stalin's Capital, an in-depth history of the Stalinist skyscraper. In the early years of ...
Khoja Obi Garm is a Soviet sanatorium nestled high in the mountains of Tajikistan – a place known for its curative, radon-rich waters. When Maryam Omidi, a former journalist, visited in 2015 she was ...
The mixture of brutal concrete facades with antique-style columns was nicknamed ‘Red Dorica’ in the 1920s-1930s - a genuine “revolutionary” style. But where can you find such buildings these days? The ...
From the historical depths of Red Square to the majestic Kremlin, each corner of this sprawling metropolis reveals layers of history - burnt, rebuilt and revived - beckoning travelers to explore its ...
MOSCOW (Reuters) -A monument to Soviet dictator Josef Stalin erected in Moscow's metro is stirring debate, with some Russians welcoming it as a historical tribute, but others saying it's a mistake to ...
For years he lived a double life, secretly making anti-Communist paintings. He found fame in the late 1980s, once his work ...
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