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. In the 20th century, the Donbas served as a testing ground for urban planning experiments in the USSR. Bolshevik utopias extended beyond economics or politics; they directly shaped the physical environment in which people were to live. Architecture and urban planning were viewed as tools for the reconstruction of society. With its rapid industrialization, vast undeveloped tracts of land, and a constant influx of workers, the Donbas appeared to be the ideal setting for such experiments. It saw the emergence of "garden cities," "socialist cities" (*sotsmista*), and grand architectural ensembles—projects that often existed only on blueprints, yet vividly demonstrated the scale of the era's ambitions. Garden Cities: A Utopia for a Green Donbas The concept of the "garden city" was the first major urban planning vision of the 20th century. It was formulated by the British urbanist Ebenezer Howard in the late 19th century. Howard criticized the ...

Dear guests, dear family!🌺 They say that Kyiv is a big village, so everyone should gather at the wedding!!!  We call for a party SMIK.Wedding!  Gather your friends and boyars, call your friends and strangers, because a wedding without guests is not a wedding!  November 8, 15.00 String and bow rave  Pechersk Palace, ul. Knyaziv Ostrozkyh, 3 String and bow rave, the line-up combines traditional Ukrainian and electronic experimental music. In the line-up: Volodar Vilce Village music PikeRyba Symonenko & DvaTry NFNR Hohe (DE) TICKETS   https://secure.wayforpay.com/payment/cmyk_vesillia

To residents and guests of the city of Kyiv