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19 April 09

MONUMENTS TO POWER

Stalin had the Church of Jesus Christ the Savior in Moscow destroyed so that he could build a monument to Soviet power in its place.

(via neatorama)

The Soviets ran out of money halfway through this project, and the poured foundations were turned into a public swimming pool.  After the Soviet Union fell, the people of Russia donated to help rebuild the church.

Tags: foto russia
Themed by Hunson. Originally by Josh