When Moscow was a big village
In the 50‑ies of the last century, the capital began to expand. It was annexed areas Fili, Mnevniki, Moscow, Sviblovo, textile, Kuzminki. But in the 60 years it has already gained a clear boundary — MKAD, established on 1 January 1961. Traffic on the ring road was opened a year later in ' 62. Moscow expanded, absorbing the villages. But despite the fact that they then became part of the capital, the way there was still a village.
Future Kutuzov Avenue.
The yard at the Kiev station.
The building of the Ministry of foreign Affairs.
"House of architects" and not demolished Cathedral of the Annunciation of the virgin.
Metro station "Sokol", "Scientific-production Association "Almaz"".
The 2nd Sandy and chapaevskiy pereulok.
Ulitsa Zoi I Aleksandra Kosmodem'yanskikh.
Hotel "Ukraine".
The Village Of Otradnoye. In the distance, the building of Moscow state University.
Pontoon bridge on the Moscow river, which connected the village of Schukino and Strogino.
Barracks Astradamskaya village facing demolition. 1963.
Degunino.
6 th passage Marina Grove.
Granny, ulitsa Kominterna, 1962.
Sokolniki, deer Shaft, 1966.
Izmaylovo, 1966.
Geese in the Green Avenue, 1962.
The construction of the metro station "Vykhino", 1966.
The village of Cheryomushki, rural Church, 1962.
The village of Semenovskoe on the background of new buildings on the street Arkhitektora Vlasova, 1965.
Granny with a cow on Leninsky Prospekt.
Keywords: Moscow | Russian Federation | History | Soviet Union | 20th century | History of the USSR