Archive for the ‘cities’ Category

Demolishing Moscow

News about demolitions costantly come from Moscow, were the efforts of citizens and organizations as Arhnadzor, can’t stop the pressure of real estate market oligarchy, of which the main esponent is the wife of the mayor itself. No surprise that in this situation, organs due to preserve architectural heritage, as the Moscow heritage committee (Moskonansledie) [...]

Moskonansledie_cultural heritage committee

The main goal of our third and conclusive visit to Moscow was to meet and interview some representatives of Moscow Government, and namely  Moscomansledie, the municipal agency in charge of preserving cultural heritage in the Russian Capital. It is the only relevant actor in the story of the Narkomfin, which we did not have the [...]

NARKOMFIN – RUSSIAN TELEVISION

NARKOMFIN – RUSSIAN TELEVISION from OGINO KNAUSS on Vimeo.

Back to Moscow

We are back again to Moscow. This time hot weather is accompanying us; an unusual hot season slows down even the constant flux of Muscovites in the streets. The Narkomfin itself seems to suffer even more the brightness of the sun light in the cracks of the walls. The big trees around the building are [...]

The construction of Narkomfin

from Milyutin family archive
With courtesy of Ekaterina Milyutina – NLO Publishers, Moscow