Residential buildings are being demolished to make way for a bridge to the elite SberCity microdistrict in the Rublevo village in western Moscow.
More than 20 houses in the village of Rublevo are slated for demolition, including a historic building. A bridge across the Moskva River to the SberCity microdistrict will be built on the site. Some owners continue to resist.
Demolition of houses in Rublyovo to make way for a bridge to SberCity
More than 20 houses, including a historic building, were slated for demolition in the village Rublevo. A bridge will be built across the Moskva River at this location, leading to the new SberCity microdistrict. Some homeowners continue to resist.
According to the owner of the property Svetlana, Entire families are being forced to abandon homes that have been inhabited for generations. Workers have already dug a trench on her property to shut off the gas—she's filling it up again, hoping to live in her home a little longer.
"I don't understand how people can be treated like this. We're all citizens of the same country. We all pay taxes, which is what officials live on, but why can they rob us?!"- asked a question Svetlana on video.
Resettlement and compensation for residents
According to her, people from houses with plots were relocated to apartments that were not comparable in price or amenities to their previous housing. They also weren't given adequate compensation. Moreover, one of the owners obliged demolish the house at one's own expense.
People's wishes regarding a new place of residence, according to another eyewitness, not taken into account.
First demolished a two-story brick house built in 1904, erected by the architect Maxim Geppner. The house belonged to the princess To Ekaterina Meshcherskaya, which was confiscated after the change of power in 1917. Workers from the Rublevskaya water supply station were housed there.
Demolition of houses in the regions for the sake of renovation
In recent years, residential areas and entire cottage villages have been demolished in various regions of the country for the sake of renovation, comprehensive development of territories, or for return lands into state ownership. At the same time, there is no talk of preserving historically valuable buildings or adequate compensation for displaced people.
