Clementine Cecil is a journalist and co-founder of MAPS, the Moscow Architectural Preservation Society
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Published in: oDRPeople's gala at the Bolshoi
The lengthy and vastly expensive restoration of Moscow’s famous Bolshoi Theatre comes to fruition on 28 October,...
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Published in: oDRWindow weapons: forgotten Soviet war posters
Hidden from view for decades, two large caches of Soviet wartime posters have recently emerged from the archives of...
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Published in: oDRMayor Sobyanin and the defence of Moscow’s architecture
When Sergei Sobyanin was appointed Mayor of Moscow in October last year, many residents had come to loathe his...
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Published in: oDRThe Narkomfin building: life after Luzhkov?
The Narkomfin building in central Moscow is an experimental masterpiece and testament to the spirit of a young...
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Published in: oDRThe battle for Russia’s heritage resumes
When Moscow’s Mayor Yuri Luzhkov was dethroned in late September, heritage campaigners breathed a collective sigh of...