There are a lot stereotypes about Soviet periods of Russia (and of course those republics as a part of Soviet Union), but what’s really hilarious and comes to a standstill when you see the architecture of that non-existent country.
Just check out some photos of 50’s and present time of Moscow State University, which was built in 1954. I’ve resized some of them via Flickr account, however you can find out more pictures here. The author tries to compare the composition of MSU environment planned in 50’s with chaotic ensemble of New York skyscrapers. You can use Google Translator to check the post.
IMHO,looks gorgeous!
December 3rd, 2007 at 7:43 pm
very beautiful and has nothing to do with any american architectural styles.
December 5th, 2007 at 8:11 am
Lana,
Indeed, unfortunately it’s kind of hard to find more illustrations of soviet architecture on the Web