Muscovites Stop Razing of Historical Site
Dozens of Muscovites resumed a protest Monday to prevent work to raze historical buildings on a protected plot of land where developers plan to build an elite apartment complex.
About 50 people, including members from the youth branches of Yabloko and A Just Russia, prevented builders from working on Kadashevsky Tupik, a small street in downtown Moscow near the protected Church of the Resurrection in Kadashi.
Preservationists say construction of the Five Capitals apartment complex poses a danger to the foundation of the church and will contribute to the city's crumbling cultural image.
"People gathered to demand documents allowing the developer to proceed with the demolition. But the developer showed no documents, only useless pieces of paper," said Yulia Grebennikova, who took part in the protest.
Last week, builders began dismantling the Chamber of Olenevy, which is part of the architectural ensemble that included the church, and a nearby confectionery plant from the late 19th century.
The work resumed Monday morning, said Grebennikova, who works in the Kadashevskaya Sloboda museum located on the territory of the church.
Demolition at the site was suspended late last year following a public uproar after builders dismantled the Deacon’s House, which was given to the church at the end of the 1800s....
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About 50 people, including members from the youth branches of Yabloko and A Just Russia, prevented builders from working on Kadashevsky Tupik, a small street in downtown Moscow near the protected Church of the Resurrection in Kadashi.
Preservationists say construction of the Five Capitals apartment complex poses a danger to the foundation of the church and will contribute to the city's crumbling cultural image.
"People gathered to demand documents allowing the developer to proceed with the demolition. But the developer showed no documents, only useless pieces of paper," said Yulia Grebennikova, who took part in the protest.
Last week, builders began dismantling the Chamber of Olenevy, which is part of the architectural ensemble that included the church, and a nearby confectionery plant from the late 19th century.
The work resumed Monday morning, said Grebennikova, who works in the Kadashevskaya Sloboda museum located on the territory of the church.
Demolition at the site was suspended late last year following a public uproar after builders dismantled the Deacon’s House, which was given to the church at the end of the 1800s....