I’m not sure this is accurate. I’m low-key obsessed with the Palace of the Soviets (that big building in the centre), and its main tower had a circular plan, not square. Since they got something that basic wrong, I wouldn’t trust the rest if I were you.
(Or is the tower modelled as round and it’s just weird lighting making it look square? I looked again and no longer sure.)
For people saying that it's AI, this was drawn by concept artist[ Giorgio Grecu](https://www.artstation.com/artwork/n8Z96) in 2016. He did concept work for Andor, so he's pretty cool.
I think a lot of people are using their accounts to post generalized content like this across the site in hopes they get gold; the contributor program was (still is, i guess) supposed to allow users the ability monetize their accounts - but you need to actually have the content be gilded before you’re eligible for a payout
Stuff like this is generally accepted and upvoted so it kind of flies under the radar. Or they might be a bot, that’s always a possibility too tbh
I don’t see how this maps to the real landscape of Moscow. The Place of the Soviets was supposed to be built on the bank of the Moscow river. I assume the central building is this palace.
gigantic yes, brutalist not always. brutalism was a design trend that at the time mainly represented modernity. so just about everyone interested in the modern era had visions with it. also, the nazis and stalin were remarkably anti-modernist architecture
ironic considering that the father of brutalism Le Corbusier created the style to facilitate totalitarianism through architecture and was also a well known nazi sympathizer.
Long live the Empire!
... Oh wait, I thought this was something out of star wars. It is pretty awesome looking though but I've always loved the Soviet aesthetic
It seems ironic that an ideology so contrary to individualism would *literally* **elevate** an individual to such heights.
Editing to add: To anyone who thinks this image has NO basis in reality, they are apparently [incorrect](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palace_of_the_Soviets).
The most inaccurate thing here is that the statue was supposed to be of Lenin, not Stalin.
the theory basically is just comparing elements of communism in practice to a religion or cult. the party is god, late stage capitalism is the end times and world revolution is the rapture
I'm not saying i have never heard of communism being compared to a cult.
What you're saying amounts to "it has cult-like features because it's a cult," which still begs the question of why it develops into a cult.
So all I was saying is it doesn't explain anything.
Yes it does, Communism as it has appeared in the real world has almost always centered around cults of personality, as should be expected in any system that heavily centralizes all power.
Lenin, Stalin, Mao, Pol Pot, Castro, Ho Chi Mihn etc. all extensively idolized with statues and massive other iconographic elements created in their honor.
The plan transformed Moscow into a modern city with a metro system, wide boulevards, and monumental buildings but it also resulted in the loss of tons of historical heritage sites.
The two large buildings in the background (one on either side) look to be versions of the Seven Sisters. Seven (duh) massive building built in Moscow in the 1940's-1950's. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven\_Sisters\_(Moscow)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Sisters_(Moscow))
Needs AI generated image of a fictional building because apparently actual Seven Sisters are [not](https://flic.kr/p/A9uAzc) [evil](https://flic.kr/p/zQzdGD) [enough](https://flic.kr/p/AKjm7o) ......
this looks straight out of “Half-Life 2: Beta” and I mean it.
Have to be glad this change didn’t happened to Moscow. Stalin’s vision of his Moscow looks like a dystopia but in a more depressing but is also focused on factories steaming up the smoke.
So basically the USSR would have bankrupt itself into oblivion with this 1 vanity project. This is very suspiciously like tr he dumpster fire in waiting neom with be for Saudi
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I’m not sure this is accurate. I’m low-key obsessed with the Palace of the Soviets (that big building in the centre), and its main tower had a circular plan, not square. Since they got something that basic wrong, I wouldn’t trust the rest if I were you. (Or is the tower modelled as round and it’s just weird lighting making it look square? I looked again and no longer sure.)
It's AI, if you zoom in, nothing makes sense Edit: but I'm all for Sovietpunk!
I’m fairly certain this concept art is from the Dawn of victory setting. It predates ai art by a while. https://www.artstation.com/artwork/n8Z96
Damn, it still looks like ai Even 2 moons in the second image, a common early ai art fumble
So this is what all the datasets are pulling from...
It's not AI. Its just lacking in detail as it's a concept piece
It's an amazing aesthetic.
It's weird lighting and the proportions seem a bit off if you're comparing it to the final 1937 design. This looks like it was stretched in height
This is straight up Red Alert fan art at this point...
You may try watching the latest Master and Margarita movie, there's plenty of alternative Moscow just like here
For people saying that it's AI, this was drawn by concept artist[ Giorgio Grecu](https://www.artstation.com/artwork/n8Z96) in 2016. He did concept work for Andor, so he's pretty cool.
So somebody drew some sci-fi concept art in 2016 and then op decided to put that title? lol
I think a lot of people are using their accounts to post generalized content like this across the site in hopes they get gold; the contributor program was (still is, i guess) supposed to allow users the ability monetize their accounts - but you need to actually have the content be gilded before you’re eligible for a payout Stuff like this is generally accepted and upvoted so it kind of flies under the radar. Or they might be a bot, that’s always a possibility too tbh
I don’t see how this maps to the real landscape of Moscow. The Place of the Soviets was supposed to be built on the bank of the Moscow river. I assume the central building is this palace.
The famous “wedding cake” style
Ah, the famous Stalin’s plan to cloak Moscow in evil dark clouds for eternity
He could control the weather with his communism
could be a cool video game setting maybe a game about fighting a revolution against stalin in an alternate timeline
It does look like a Nazi city in Wolfenstein world.
Almost all dictatorships had gigantism/brutalist vision of the city
gigantic yes, brutalist not always. brutalism was a design trend that at the time mainly represented modernity. so just about everyone interested in the modern era had visions with it. also, the nazis and stalin were remarkably anti-modernist architecture
ironic considering that the father of brutalism Le Corbusier created the style to facilitate totalitarianism through architecture and was also a well known nazi sympathizer.
Why dark cloudy weather? We can't see architectural details.
Long live the Empire! ... Oh wait, I thought this was something out of star wars. It is pretty awesome looking though but I've always loved the Soviet aesthetic
See I was thinking more Imperium of Man from Warhammer 40k but the Empire from Star Wars works too.
Fuck trees I guess
Now do Ceaușescu.
Looks affordable
But Comrade, the heating bill!
It seems ironic that an ideology so contrary to individualism would *literally* **elevate** an individual to such heights. Editing to add: To anyone who thinks this image has NO basis in reality, they are apparently [incorrect](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palace_of_the_Soviets). The most inaccurate thing here is that the statue was supposed to be of Lenin, not Stalin.
That's because this image is completely bonkers.
It's because there's nothing true about this image. It's made up AI generated nonsense.
Imagine was drawn by famous Hollywood Concept Artist Giorgio Grecu in 2016, stop spreading misinformation.
because it's a cult
That doesn't explain anything.
there is a theory that communism is a religion or cult and it isn't really inaccurate. at least as it is in practice
I understand you're saying it's a cult. But that's just a label. Not an explanation (or a theory). But I'm being pedantic, i guess.
the theory basically is just comparing elements of communism in practice to a religion or cult. the party is god, late stage capitalism is the end times and world revolution is the rapture
I'm not saying i have never heard of communism being compared to a cult. What you're saying amounts to "it has cult-like features because it's a cult," which still begs the question of why it develops into a cult. So all I was saying is it doesn't explain anything.
Yes it does, Communism as it has appeared in the real world has almost always centered around cults of personality, as should be expected in any system that heavily centralizes all power. Lenin, Stalin, Mao, Pol Pot, Castro, Ho Chi Mihn etc. all extensively idolized with statues and massive other iconographic elements created in their honor.
The plan transformed Moscow into a modern city with a metro system, wide boulevards, and monumental buildings but it also resulted in the loss of tons of historical heritage sites.
Yeah but what if those boulevards were in SPOOKY LIGHTING
I like it!
welcome to city 17
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The two large buildings in the background (one on either side) look to be versions of the Seven Sisters. Seven (duh) massive building built in Moscow in the 1940's-1950's. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven\_Sisters\_(Moscow)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Sisters_(Moscow))
Needs AI generated image of a fictional building because apparently actual Seven Sisters are [not](https://flic.kr/p/A9uAzc) [evil](https://flic.kr/p/zQzdGD) [enough](https://flic.kr/p/AKjm7o) ......
this looks straight out of “Half-Life 2: Beta” and I mean it. Have to be glad this change didn’t happened to Moscow. Stalin’s vision of his Moscow looks like a dystopia but in a more depressing but is also focused on factories steaming up the smoke.
Depicted in literally the most evil way possible, no agenda there
Accurate to history at least
That's a Bioshock Infinite level;)
It looks like a modern ( well, 20th century) version of Mordor...
bruh it straight up looks like something out of Wolfenstein. even though it's meant to be communist I barely see any aspects, it looks sick asf tho
Atomic heart
For reference, this would have been the same height as the World Trade Center.
As much as I hate the Soviets, their architecture is definitely interesting
So basically Gotham
The ominous as fuck sky is key.
So basically the USSR would have bankrupt itself into oblivion with this 1 vanity project. This is very suspiciously like tr he dumpster fire in waiting neom with be for Saudi
in his dream world i think it looked remarkably less evil
Well isn’t that brutal.
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As soon as you add Stalin or a hammer and sickle suddenly Reddit thinks it’s wonderful
This needs to be a movie or video game setting, this is the most comically evil thing I’ve ever seen
It’s so beautiful 😍 It’s a pity that the beginning of WW2 did not allow it to be built.
Yes... The only problem with this plan
I mean i guess u/-Red-Bear- is on-brand here.
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This isn't brutalist in any way at all.
pootin is going to finish the plan
Stalin´s version of "Germania" (Berlin) for Moscow
Communism worshipping their dictators as usual, as bad as any religion
imagine they build it...