“We were built for one reality, but ended up in another.” Is there a future for panels?
Seventy percent of Russians still live in late-Soviet panel areas. Alexey Izosimov spoke with sociologist and employee of the Institute of History and Culture of Eastern Europe in Leipzig Mikhail Ilchenko about the value of panels and whether they can turn into tourist meccas. Orekhovo-Borisovo district, Moscow, 1975 © Thomas Taylor Hammond / WikiCommons Mikhail, hello!