Former Soviet Builders Club

Western Siberia


Guarded by two statues of Soviet workers, wielding a hammer and a plasterer’s board, the one-time cement workers’ club is now used as a cultural centre.


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1. Statue of Vladimir Mayakovsky

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2. Metallurgists’ Garden

0.59 MILES

This pleasant garden is guarded by two splendidly reverential statues of Soviet-era metalworkers.

4. Lenin & Gorky Statue

0.7 MILES

An apparently coal-caked Lenin and Maxim Gorky (founder of socialist realism) discuss – or plot? – something or other, next to the main post office at pr…

5. Park Gagarina

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6. Transfiguration Cathedral

2.79 MILES

Dating from 1792, this large and elegant cathedral sits below the fortress and is worth a peak for its impressive icons and frescos.

7. Kuznetsk Fortress

2.9 MILES

The restored stone ramparts of the Kuznetsk Fortress are massive and topped with cannons, but represent only 20% of their 1810 extent. Kids ride ponies…