A giant complex extolling the days of the old planned economy in Moscow has been restored amid a wave of nostalgia for Russia's past. The Exhibition of Achievements of the People's Economy, or VDNKh, opened in 1939 to trumpet Soviet successes while the capitalist world was stuck in a deep depression. A massive park stretching across 237 hectares (585 acres) with fountains, monuments and exhibitions on communist achievements, it became a key element in ...Sunday 24 August 2014
Russian Communist Park Restored in Moscow
A giant complex extolling the days of the old planned economy in Moscow has been restored amid a wave of nostalgia for Russia's past. The Exhibition of Achievements of the People's Economy, or VDNKh, opened in 1939 to trumpet Soviet successes while the capitalist world was stuck in a deep depression. A massive park stretching across 237 hectares (585 acres) with fountains, monuments and exhibitions on communist achievements, it became a key element in ...
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