Constructivist dwelling complex nicknamed the Horseshoe House in Ivanovo, Russia. The apartment building designed by Soviet modernist architect Alexander Panov was built in 1933-1934 in Gromoboya Street as a dwelling complex for the staff of the OGPU, secret police of the Soviet Union from 1923 to 1934, later known as the NKVD and the KGB. ATTENTION: This image is a part of a photo essay of 35 photos featuring Soviet constructivist architecture in Ivanovo.

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