The phenomenon of the multiplex picture palace go back decades in America , but in Russia , the finding of fact is still out . Some resident are n’t felicitous about watching the grand — though often decaying — motion picture theaters of their early days swop for savorless 32 - screen mega theaters .
Moscow - base photographerSergey Novikovis among them . Novikov is a professional photographer who spend years documenting the disappearing field of operations , many of which were build up by Soviet architects in the mode of the day to fulfil the Russian populace ’s hunger for film in the 1950s and 60s . And though there have been some attempts to uphold orrenovate the theaters , most of them are already being razed — or converted into clubhouse , markets , and even center for Jehovah ’s Witnesses , according to Novikov .
“ I am quick to ruffle in an armchair to sense air of an honest-to-god movie theatre , ” he write . “ Unfortunately , movies have already will them . ” agree out some of the highlights below — beneath the grime and decay are some pretty incredible examples of late Constructivist architecture . [ Calvert Journal;Boing Boing ]
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