Constructivist building nicknamed the Bullet House or also the Gray House in Ivanovo, Russia. The building designed by Soviet modernist architect Nikolay Kadnikov was built in 1930-1932 in Lenina Avenue as a regional headquarters of the OGPU, secret police of the Soviet Union from 1923 to 1934, later known as the NKVD and the KGB. The building is covered with scaffolding after it was seriously damaged in fire on 22 January 2008. ATTENTION: This image is a part of a photo essay of 35 photos featuring Soviet constructivist architecture in Ivanovo.

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