TROPOLISM

Mr. Nicolai Ourousoff leads an informative tour of the dynamics of architecture and development in Moscow. The article is particularly illuminating in describing the causes of the destruction of much of the buildings built by the Soviets in the 20th Century. In short: market forces trump preservation. To see which buildings are imperiled (Konstantin Melnikov's house, for instance), read the whole five pages.

For more on Moscow's demolition-preservation, covering some of the same buildings, check out this article in The Guardian