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Soviet architecture vanishes as Central Asia drifts from Moscow
- Central Asian countries are rapidly demolishing Soviet-era architecture and mosaics as part of a cultural shift away from Russian influence.
- Authorities claim that demolitions are cost-efficient and necessary to provide housing for a growing population of about 80 million.
- Critics argue that real-estate developments prioritize profit over preserving historical memory, with little public consultation due to restricted freedom of expression.
- Some artists and activists hope for a future revival of Soviet mosaics, emphasizing their artistic and historical value despite current demolitions.
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Thousands of buildings and monumental works inherited from the Soviet Union disappear every year from Central Asian capitals, victims of a policy of urban renewal that also reflects a desire to break with the past. In Dushanbe, a gigantic fresco depicting cosmonauts and Soviet engineers still adorns the facade of a building. This work, which celebrates the [...] L'article Central Asia methodically erases the traces of the Soviet era from its urb…
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