Re: There are rumors in circulation...
Posted by Guscha On 2011/4/28 16:14:36
The inner core
To surround the above shown building not only by cars but additional by a certain touch of sociocultural knowledge that opens an insight into the inherent mode of Soviet decision-making processes I invite you to take a closer look at the facade of the hotel Moskva (Moscow), situated in the centre of the capital.
I'm not absolutely sure, I admit, but background stories like the following seem to be virtually predestinated for better understanding of the mechanisms involved in the Stalin era.
"...The old hotel was notable for its use of two different designs for the wings off of the central structure. The most popular explanation is that Shchusev submitted two different designs for the wings of the building, with the intention that Stalin would select one of the designs when he authorized the plans. However, he simply signed off the blueprints, likely failing to take note of the two choices. This confused the builders, and afraid to make the bold move of informing Stalin that he had failed to select a design, they simply constructed one wing of each on either side of the building. One design included large windows and a more ornate facade, while the other maintained smaller windows and the simpler details of the rest of the hotel's facade..." [BBC Russian.com]
This may be true, or if not true then at least a useful falsehood, a perfect rumor.
sources
pic #1: www.blogspot.com
pic #2: wikipedia
pic #3: press cutting of an old but unknown Soviet magazine
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To surround the above shown building not only by cars but additional by a certain touch of sociocultural knowledge that opens an insight into the inherent mode of Soviet decision-making processes I invite you to take a closer look at the facade of the hotel Moskva (Moscow), situated in the centre of the capital.
I'm not absolutely sure, I admit, but background stories like the following seem to be virtually predestinated for better understanding of the mechanisms involved in the Stalin era.
"...The old hotel was notable for its use of two different designs for the wings off of the central structure. The most popular explanation is that Shchusev submitted two different designs for the wings of the building, with the intention that Stalin would select one of the designs when he authorized the plans. However, he simply signed off the blueprints, likely failing to take note of the two choices. This confused the builders, and afraid to make the bold move of informing Stalin that he had failed to select a design, they simply constructed one wing of each on either side of the building. One design included large windows and a more ornate facade, while the other maintained smaller windows and the simpler details of the rest of the hotel's facade..." [BBC Russian.com]
This may be true, or if not true then at least a useful falsehood, a perfect rumor.
sources
pic #1: www.blogspot.com
pic #2: wikipedia
pic #3: press cutting of an old but unknown Soviet magazine
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