When Moscow was a big village

In 50-ies of the last century the capital began to expand rapidly. It was annexed areas Fili, Nizhniye Mnevniki, Moscow, Sviblovo, Tekstilshchiki, Kuzminki. But in the 60 years she has gained a clear boundary — Moscow, established on 1 January 1961. Traffic on the ring road opened a year later in ' 62. Moscow expanded, swallowing up villages. But despite the fact that they then became part of the capital, life there is still preserved in the village.

Future Kutuzov Avenue.

The yard at the Kiev station.

The building of the Ministry of foreign Affairs.

"House of architects" and not yet demolished the Church of the Annunciation of the virgin.

Metro station "Sokol", "Scientific-production Association "Diamond"".

The 2nd is Sandy and Chapaevsky lane.

Street Zoe and Alexander kosmodemyanskiy.

Hotel "Ukraine".

The Village Of Krylatskoe. In the distance, the building of Moscow state University.

Pontoon bridge on the Moscow river, which connected the village of Shchukino and Strogino.

Barracks Astradamskaya of the village before the demolition. 1963.

Degunino.

6-th passage Marina Grove.

Grandmother's, street of the Comintern, 1962.

Sokolniki, deer Shaft, 1966.

Izmailovo, 1966.

Geese on 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 buildings on the street Architect Vlasov, 1965.

The grandmother with the cow on Leninsky Prospekt.