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Title: Demolition Has Begun on Soviet-Era Building Built on Site of Kremlin Monasteries
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Royal Russia
URL Source: http://www.angelfire.com/pa/Imperia ... og/index.blog?entry_id=1472155
Published: Nov 19, 2015
Author: Paul Gilbert
Post Date: 2015-11-29 10:41:42 by A Pole
Keywords: Russia, Church, Putin
Views: 1331
Comments: 7
The long awaited demolition of the Kremlin Presidium or "Building 14" began this week. The building was constructed in the 1930s, and up until 2011 the Soviet era building formerly housed the offices of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet, the highest legislative body of the Soviet Union. The Presidium stands on the site of the destroyed Chudov and Voznesensky monasteries and the Lesser Nicholas Palace. The two monasteres were among the historic buildings within the grounds of the Kremlin ordered to be destroyed by Joseph Stalin as part of the state atheism campaign, which resulted razing of religious structures from all over Russia. Once the demolition is complete, a team of archaeologists will conduct excavations of the lost architectural sites will begin in April 2016. Any items discovered will be transferred to the funds of the Moscow Kremlin. "The finest experts have been invited to organize and conduct archaeological excavations on the territory of the 14th corps in the Kremlin", - said Deputy Director of the Russian Academy of Sciences Asya Engovatova. "It will be one of the most ambitious archaeological excavations carried out within the Moscow Kremlin. It is the dream of every archaeologist, "- she added. In August 2014, Russian President Vladimir Putin made a bold announcement, in which he suggested rebuilding both the Chudov Monastery and Voznesensky (Ascension) Convent. The decision to re-establish the historic square and the restoration of the destroyed monasteries has been referred to UNESCO for further discussion. For more information on the proposal to reconstruct the Chudov and Ascension monasteries, please refer to the following articles: Restore Destroyed Orthodox Monasteries in Kremlin, says Putin Archaeologists Believe Excavation of Kremlin Monasteries to Yield Great Discoveries
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#3. To: A Pole (#0)
This has to be inaccurate. The Presidium was a small permanent legislative body of the USSR. And it has been gone since the mid-Nineties, replaced by the Russian federation. Since the USSR has gone, there have been no national supreme soviets to send delegates to the Presidium. Sloppy reporting and sloppy editing, it seems.
#4. To: TooConservative (#3)
It was not meant in the exclusive sense, Building 14 housed Supreme Soviet that did not meet permanently. The Presidium was a permanent acting part of the Soviet and that is why people called the building "Presidium".
Top • Page Up • Full Thread • Page Down • Bottom/LatestThe building was constructed in the 1930s, and up until 2011 the Soviet era building formerly housed the offices of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet, the highest legislative body of the Soviet Union.
Replies to Comment # 3. This has to be inaccurate. The Presidium was a small permanent legislative body of the USSR.
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