Like any other city in the Urals, Chelyabinsk from its very foundation was "the stronghold of the state, its guardian and blacksmith." And the place of attraction of the main events of any city is its central square. Revolution Square in Chelyabinsk has become such a center.
Formal …
It is an absolutely symmetrical space, surrounded on all sides by monumental buildings in the Stalinist Empire style. Nevertheless, the appearance of the Revolution Square in Chelyabinsk only benefited from this.
The main place is given to the space where parade processions take place, the so-called parade ground. In the middle of the southern side of the parade ground there is a monument to V. I. Lenin - an obligatory attribute of the key space of all cities of the USSR. But the people of Chelyabinsk are not going to part with him, they honor history.
On the left and right sides of the monument, tribunes were erected, from where, during the parades, responsible persons, smiling friendly, waved their hands to the passing workers.
… and informal center
After parades or on weekday evenings, just like decades ago, young people come here to chat, hang out, so to speak.
Behind the stands and the monumental leader, Chelyabinsk's Revolution Square continues with a square with paved paths, blue fir trees, bushes and a beautiful luminous musical fountain.
Framed in granite and Kasli casting, it, as before, delights with its accessibility for children in the hot summer period.
Socialist realism
Further, the space is crossed by Academician Timiryazev Street and a small square with benches and flower beds appears - Theater Square. Climbing the stairs, we are approaching the Chelyabinsk State Academic Drama Theater. Nauma Orlova.
This building is already strikingly different in style from all the others - it was erected in the period 1973-1984. A little earlier, in 1968-1972, 8-storey buildings were erected according to the project of I. Talalay. They seem to complete Revolution Square from the south side.
Like all buildings in the city, the houses located along the perimeter of Chelyabinsk's Revolution Square have numbers. And in each building there are organizations that are very important for the city and the region.
For example, the building at 7 Revolution Square in Chelyabinsk was designed as one of the two components of the House of Political Education complex. Now there are mainly commercial structures renting office space.
Second buildingof this complex is located on Revolution Square, 4 Chelyabinsk. Here, as it was originally intended by the architects of the Chelyabgrazhdanproekt Institute, there are serious organizations: ministries, departments, public services.
Both buildings are made in the style of socialist realism and personified the light and rapid breakthrough of the Soviet state towards a brighter future.
