The Palace of the Soviets - A brief History

Here I trace the story behind the 1930's plan to build a Palace of the Soviets in Moscow, to be constructed close to the Kremlin. If completed, the building would have become the world's tallest at that time. However the project never passed the foundation stage..... this is the story behind the scheme.

This is an extract from my video - "Moscow's Unrealized Plans 1930-1950

[KironVB]

Mind me asking where you got those images of what it would have looked like in the modern skyline of Moscow?

[lesteryaytrippy]

Dude, I'm so late to the party, but your channel could be what I've been looking for! I'm worldbuilding a fantasy fiction and the Slav world is an inspiration. Thank you thank you thank you!!!!

[NigelFowlerSutton]

A monolith that could never have been built.... I agree, rebuilding the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour was such a great

[skunkworks]

There is such an esoteric story here. The Earthly King of communism has been defeated by the King of Kings and Lord of Lords

[raymondoe]

Man, it looked like a cool building! :(

[zeminoid]

The best about it not being built is that it was meant to be a symbol of the success of communism, and ironically communism failed just like the project.

[isRonPaul]

2:45 - whats the isbn of that "первомайская выставка планировки и архитектуры" book?:o

[ozaerr]

Don't let the Sheikhs of Dubai see

[whitemoses]

What kind of music is this? Really nice in the background.

[NigelFowlerSutton]

@RichVoyages

Rich's that's some recommendation & gives me encouragement to continue making even more Best wishes. Nigel

[NigelFowlerSutton]

@RichVoyages

Pleased you liked my N

[Snowman]

Interesting and mighty project - but the place was wrong. It meant barbaric demolition of not only Christ The Saviour Cathedral but of all the old buildings around. Communists destroyed much of the old Moscow with its ancient churches, monasteries and many other beautiful buildings. Thanks God this project was never realised.

[NigelFowlerSutton]

@Poo0207

Thank you I'll put my thinking cap on... N

[mika_gott]

What is this building used for these days? Is there any kind of museum? Can tourists go inside?

[edwardwong]

This is very interesting. I am glad they rebuilt that beautiful Cathedral of Christ.

[AJazzz]

I wonder why they never restarted trying to build after the war ended

[abandonedchannel]

Had the Church not been rebuilt I would have loved to see this built, it’s a astounding piece of architecture. I wonder how the Russians after the fall of the USSR would have delt with it? Would they replace the Lenin with a Tsar or Putin or would they leave it there?

[RichVoyages]

Amazing designs.The new building seem's to be more grand in style then the original.Great video.

[terrendously]

thank god they rebuilt the cathedral.... the Soviet plan was awful

[NigelFowlerSutton]

I can't remember now, but it would have been on a Russian N