Renowned Hotel Sovetsky goes under hammer
Published: 19 June, 2007, 21:20
The Hotel Sovetsky in central Moscow has been sold at auction for $US 63 MLN. The new owner, business tycoon Shalva Chigirinsky, has promised to renovate the building and reopen it as a hotel.
Before the Bolshevik Revolution, the legendary building hosted a famous Yar restaurant, which was loved by Russia' s outstanding writers, musicians and actors – such as Anton Chekhov, Fyodor Shalyapin and Konstantin Stanislavsky.
In the 1950s, Stalin's order turned it into a hotel which accepted mostly official delegations from other countries.
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20.06.2007, 10:42
Moscow named most expensive city for expatsBritish human resources firm Mercer HR has named Moscow as the most expensive city in the world for expatriate staff, for the second year in a row. The cost of real estate and imported goods is considered to be the main reason. |
