Late 1950s: Moscow is being built-up, the first Soviet satellites have been launched, censorship of the arts is notably slackened. The "In Moscow" portal presents a series of image galleries on life in the Russian capital over the years.
© RIA Novosti . Shapiro / Go to the mediabankLate 1950s: Moscow is being built-up, the first Soviet satellites have been launched, censorship of the arts is notably slackened. The "In Moscow" portal presents a series of image galleries on life in the Russian capital over the years. Photo:1957. Muscovites dancing in Turgenevskaya Square.
Late 1950s: Moscow is being built-up, the first Soviet satellites have been launched, censorship of the arts is notably slackened. The "In Moscow" portal presents a series of image galleries on life in the Russian capital over the years. Photo:1957. Muscovites dancing in Turgenevskaya Square.
© RIA Novosti / Go to the mediabankThe 20th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union held in Moscow in February 1956 included “secret speech” in which Nikita Khrushchev condemned Josef Stalin's cult of personality, effectively ending the totalitarian era and heralding a "thaw," the democratization of the country's political and social life.
The 20th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union held in Moscow in February 1956 included “secret speech” in which Nikita Khrushchev condemned Josef Stalin's cult of personality, effectively ending the totalitarian era and heralding a "thaw," the democratization of the country's political and social life.
© RIA Novosti . Dmitry KozlovA large-scale construction program of low-cost apartment buildings, nicknamed the "khrushchevki," was launched in those years.
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© RIA Novosti . Dmitry Kozlov
A large-scale construction program of low-cost apartment buildings, nicknamed the "khrushchevki," was launched in those years.
© RIA Novosti . Boris Prihodko / Go to the mediabankAlong with housing construction, new Metro stations were being built. Starting from the late 1950s, the opulent interiors of the first Metro stations gave way to a more austere style.
Photo: Leninskie Gory (currently Vorobyovy Gory) Station under construction.
Photo: Leninskie Gory (currently Vorobyovy Gory) Station under construction.
Along with housing construction, new Metro stations were being built. Starting from the late 1950s, the opulent interiors of the first Metro stations gave way to a more austere style.
Photo: Leninskie Gory (currently Vorobyovy Gory) Station under construction.
Photo: Leninskie Gory (currently Vorobyovy Gory) Station under construction.
© RIA Novosti . Anatoly Garanin / Go to the mediabank"Luzhniki," Russia's largest stadium, opened in 1956.
"Luzhniki," Russia's largest stadium, opened in 1956.
© RIA Novosti . Semyonov E. / Go to the mediabankLate 1950s: the ZIL-11, the first Soviet limousine for top officials, entered production.
Late 1950s: the ZIL-11, the first Soviet limousine for top officials, entered production.
© RIA Novosti . D. Tchernov / Go to the mediabankThe Space Age also began in the late 1950s. Sputnik-1, the world’s first artificial satellite, was launched from the Soviet space center at Baikonur in 1957. Photo: Muscovites reading a news release on the satellite launch.
The Space Age also began in the late 1950s. Sputnik-1, the world’s first artificial satellite, was launched from the Soviet space center at Baikonur in 1957. Photo: Muscovites reading a news release on the satellite launch.
© RIA Novosti . Ivan Shagin / Go to the mediabankThe cultural "thaw" began with the VI World Youth and Students Festival that opened in Moscow on June 28, 1957 and attracted a great number of foreign guests.
The cultural "thaw" began with the VI World Youth and Students Festival that opened in Moscow on June 28, 1957 and attracted a great number of foreign guests.
© RIA Novosti . Umnov / Go to the mediabankAround the same time: Maya Plisetskaya starring as Zarema in The Fountain of Bakhchisarai ballet staged at the Bolshoi Theatre.
Around the same time: Maya Plisetskaya starring as Zarema in The Fountain of Bakhchisarai ballet staged at the Bolshoi Theatre.