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Moscow, The City in Transition, Part Two

Russia's capital was being transformed from grey Sovietism to a modern metropolis

Russia's capital was being transformed from grey Sovietism to a modern metropolis, but critics believed Moscow's architectural heritage was being lost in the process. Did skyscrapers, new apartments and shopping malls turn Moscow into a world player?

This is a programme from the 大象传媒 World Service Archive and was originally broadcast in 2006.

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大象传媒 World Service Archive

This programme was restored as part of the World Service archive project