The Reconstruction of Moscow

penence, as it approaches all tlie culture of the past, criti- cally, adapting it to the interests of the working class and all the toilers. The socialist epoch demands a new style of planning and architecture. The architecture of a socialist city must express the strength of the working class, must express the vast front of socialist construction and imbue it with the fervour of emancipated labour, of a rising culture, of advancing science, and of flourishing art. At no time in the past have such tremendous tasks been undertaken in the construction of cities. V The sheer daring and scale of construction of socialist cities in the Soviet Union, and of Moscow in particular, make the boldest and most striking ideas of the best architects of other epochs pale in comparison. "The Council of People's Commissars of the U.S.S.R. and the Central Committee of the C.P.S.U: emphasize

Office Building of the People's Commissariat for Agriculture