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Not long after Tolstoy immortalized Anna\u2019s affair with Count Vronsky, the old Russian regime collapsed, and an era of extreme artistic inquiry ensued. We\u2019ve explored the experimental style that represents the ideological dreams and chaotic impulses of a stifled society; from retro-future research institutes and vacation spots to a wedding palace, click through to check out the very best of strange Soviet architecture.<\/p>\n

via Flavorwire \u00bb The Very Best of Strange Soviet Architecture<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Not long after Tolstoy immortalized Anna\u2019s affair with Count Vronsky, the old Russian regime collapsed, and an era of extreme artistic inquiry ensued. We\u2019ve explored the experimental style that represents the ideological dreams and chaotic impulses of a stifled society; from retro-future research institutes and vacation spots to a wedding palace, click through to check […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[4,1],"tags":[37,298,305],"class_list":["post-2189","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-art-history","category-uncategorized","tag-architecture","tag-soviet-architecture","tag-strange"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p9nCfs-zj","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1802,"url":"http:\/\/borstad.org\/wp\/blog\/2012\/03\/26\/act-architecture-in-the-classical-tradition\/","url_meta":{"origin":2189,"position":0},"title":"ACT – Architecture in the Classical Tradition","author":"lane","date":"26 March 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"My good friend, colleague and inspired teacher's work. \u00a0 Pierre was one of the presenters at our Monuments and Memory conference here at GPRC a couple of years ago. \u00a0 It is a pleasure to personally welcome you to my web site, Architecture in the Classical Tradition. 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