"Soviet architecture of the 20th century began with utopias and ended with kitsch. Soon the best of it may be gone altogether. " Ourousoff sounds off on preserving Moscow's modernism in this article with Audio Slideshow.
"Yet the pace of destruction seems to reflect a society that has somehow lost its moorings -- and that may be too exhausted to care. In Moscow, this indifference could soon lead to the loss of one of the richest architectural experiments of the 20th century. What the city may be left with are the haunting monuments of Stalin -- too deeply embedded in its fabric and too lavish to ignore. "
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