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The Melnikov House
Think of Moscow and you think of the Kremlin, Red Square, the grand facade of the Bolshoi Theatre or Stalin's "wedding cake" skyscrapers. Although the grandiose may dominate the skyline, our Moscow correspondent Tom Parfitt finds that some of the city's most creative and extraordinary architecture can be found in the domestic and familiar. Read his account of Moscow's last socialist housing projects - where communities were to live in harmony in split-level apartments, sharing kitchen facilities, possessions and leisure areas. They soon tired of this collective existence and ill-maintained buildings, of course, and many blocks were left to decay or were demolished. You can follow Tom's steps in pictures here.