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The Shashka is a traditional Cossack weapon, the longer of the two traditional blades. The Don Cossack version of the Shashka became the official sword of the Russian Imperial Army before the Revolution.

Art: The Fall of Constantinople, 1453. Istambul's Panorama History Museum.

"Soviet Paradise" - RT Short Documentary

"For me it's neither paradise nor hell. It's one of the best places in Moscow that calls for profound attention and work to restore it. That doesn't mean restoring elements of a certain regime, but something created by the best artists and sculptors of our country." (Sergey Sobyanin, Moscow's Mayor)

"There was a substitution. One religion substituted another. But the new one was purely pagan."

The Exhibition of Achievements of National Economy (VDNKh complex) is considered by many the best park in Moscow. The chief architect was Vyacheslav Oltarzesky, he wanted a statue to Stalin to be the focal point. In 1938 he was arrested by the Soviet government and imprisoned. The documentary shows parts of the restoration effort as a tribute to the sculptors, architects and artists of the time.

rtd.rt.com. (2014). Soviet Paradise. [online] Available at: https://rtd.rt.com/films/soviet-paradise-film