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Shukhov Tower

Shukhov Radio Tower, Moscow, 1920. Russian civil war is in full swing. Communism is going to be the new reality. The old way of living will soon enough become a part of history.

 

Woven peasant basket is a vivid example of imperial Russian era, in particular, a life of a peasant. An engineer named Shukhov, after thorough analysis of a traditional basket, concludes that very same structure that a basket has can solidify huge constructions made from steel. Shukhov made a breakthrough… soviets now have a landmark in the history of structural engineering…

 

2025 the Tower is still on its place in Moscow, standing there as a child of the two notable eras.

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Uploaded on June 22, 2025
Taken on March 3, 2024