Renovating Leninsky: From the Successful to the Ridiculous
If the project proposed by MARKhI is carried out, the very idea of imitating the old buildings will be discredited once and for all.
Kirill Sinkovsky
Kaliningrad Dialectics
An ancient city needs a historic centre. A modern one needs a business district.
Kirill Sinkovsky
The Fish Village: pride or shame?
Soon two new complexes will appear on the banks of the Pregolya, with modern façades reminiscent of German warehouses and the old Fish Village.
Kirill Sinkovsky
A Streetcar Named Reluctance
The real reason why a once-popular form of public transport is disappearing in Kaliningrad.
Kirill Sinkovsky
Once Again on Why People Move to Kaliningrad
What is our city's main advantage if we leave aside the EU being "within walking distance"?
Kirill Sinkovsky
Münchhausen in the Context of Old Prussian History
Every joke contains a grain of joke.
Kirill Sinkovsky
Aleksandr Khokhlov: “Preserving the Castle Ruins Does Not Contradict the Idea of Rebuilding It”
Интервью с титулованным археологом
Kirill Sinkovsky
What Should the City's Architectural Symbol Be?
Let us recall that the jury, half of which was made up of local officials, awarded first place and a prize of two million roubles to Anton Sagal, a student at the Polytechnic Unive…
Kirill Sinkovsky
Aleksandr Bychenko: “A museum is not about things, it's about people”
An interview with Aleksandr Bychenko, creator of the Altes Haus apartment museum
Kirill Sinkovsky
Arthur Sarnitz: “Sooner or later, the centre of Königsberg will be rebuilt”
An architect reflects on how and why the historic centre of Kaliningrad must be restored
Kirill Sinkovsky
Kaliningrad Votes for Königsberg Castle
A project to restore the Royal Castle in Kaliningrad has won an online vote
Kirill Sinkovsky
The Ghost Canal
A unique hydraulic structure in the Kaliningrad Region – the Masurian Canal
Kirill Sinkovsky
Heitmann’s Churches
27 October marks 173 years since the birth of the architect Friedrich Heitmann
Kirill Sinkovsky
Artyom Yurov: "People today are practically gods, they just don't realise it"
An interview with Artyom Yurov. The Universe is infinite
Kirill Sinkovsky
A Sanctuary of Architectural Compromises
In a few years' time the Royal Hill in Kaliningrad may turn into another Victory Square.
Kirill Sinkovsky
Cornerstones
The recipe for preserving the cobblestones is ridiculously simple. If residents and the authorities care, they will stay; if they don't, they will disappear. The defenders of the c…
Kirill Sinkovsky