All those brand new skyscrapers which caused a Navalny protest.
This is so-called "Moscow City", and attempt to copy Manhattan skyscrapers block. There are only few buildings, all of them are office and shopping malls one. One building have a few floors with apartments. "Federation Tower", IIRC. Most apartments are still unsold, because nobody want to live in that crappy place. Even many offices in that and other buildings are still empty. There are no infrastructure needed along with skyscrapers block. There are no enough parkings, there are no comfortable way to get that skyscrapers block by public transport. There are constant problems with water and electricity in that buildings. All that with enormous prices for property and rent make that thing completely unprofitable for owners. People when discover that some company office is in that "Moscow City" thing, just deny to visit them, because it will be impossible to find a place to park a car, even if occasionally there will be empty place at underground parking, as a non-resident of "Moscow City"you will have to pay up to $50/hour for parking which is a significant sum for average Moscow citizen.
Navalny protest have nothing to do with that stupid and alien for 1000 year old town "Moscow City" project at all. It is about overall corruption that also, as a small and not the worst example lead to the building of that crap in Moscow too.
If you want to see real Moscow skyscrapers, take a look at Moscow University or other Stalin era skyscrapers, that was build one on each of Seven Hills of Moscow with all possible respect to the 1000 year old town, with all necessary infrastructure and sufficient and nice free space around.
Some of that Stalin's era skyscrapers have living apartments. They was mostly gifted to the scientists, poets, filmmakers, heroes as award for their achievements. Of course some was gifted for communist party managers too. So, now there lives ordinary people, descendants of that people. But that apartments are not ones billionaries buy, they are too small for them, and billionaries don't want to live among ordinary people.
Seriously, Discovery Channel is not the place where you could find real info about Moscow. :)
All those brand new skyscrapers which caused a Navalny protest.
This is so-called "Moscow City", and attempt to copy Manhattan skyscrapers block. There are only few buildings, all of them are office and shopping malls one. One building have a few floors with apartments. "Federation Tower", IIRC. Most apartments are still unsold, because nobody want to live in that crappy place. Even many offices in that and other buildings are still empty. There are no infrastructure needed along with skyscrapers block. There are no enough parkings, there are no comfortable way to get that skyscrapers block by public transport. There are constant problems with water and electricity in that buildings. All that with enormous prices for property and rent make that thing completely unprofitable for owners. People when discover that some company office is in that "Moscow City" thing, just deny to visit them, because it will be impossible to find a place to park a car, even if occasionally there will be empty place at underground parking, as a non-resident of "Moscow City"you will have to pay up to $50/hour for parking which is a significant sum for average Moscow citizen.
Navalny protest have nothing to do with that stupid and alien for 1000 year old town "Moscow City" project at all. It is about overall corruption that also, as a small and not the worst example lead to the building of that crap in Moscow too.
If you want to see real Moscow skyscrapers, take a look at Moscow University or other Stalin era skyscrapers, that was build one on each of Seven Hills of Moscow with all possible respect to the 1000 year old town, with all necessary infrastructure and sufficient and nice free space around.
Some of that Stalin's era skyscrapers have living apartments. They was presented to the scientists, poets, filmmakers, heroes as award for their achievements. So, now there lives ordinary people, descendants of that honored people. But they are not ones billionaries buy, they are too small for them, and billionaries don't want to live among ordinary people.
Seriously, Discovery Channel is not the place where you could find real info about Moscow. :)