The Sovietsky Hotel is a historic Soviet-styled hotel built in 1952 and located in

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on Leningradsky Prospect.

History

Sovietsky was built on Stalin's orders and opened in 1952. The architecture is based on Russian traditionalism and Soviet era styles.

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, founded in 1826, one of the highest rated restaurants in Russia at the time, is located in Sovietsky Hotel after the hotel opened. The hotel was often used to accommodate foreign diplomats and contains numerous hidden rooms used for spying. In 2006, there were plans to rebrand the hotel as Ivanka Hotel after

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Photos of Hotel Sovietsky
Hotels in Moscow Hotels built in the Soviet Union Stalinist architecture Hotels established in 1952 Hotel buildings completed in 1952 1952 establishments in the Soviet Union Cultural heritage monuments of regional significance in Moscow {{Russia-hotel-stub