The Lasting Significance of Eastern Bloc Architecture, According to Its Inhabitants
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Oksana, a resident of the Obolon housing estate in Kyiv, Ukraine, holds a replica of the high-rise complex in The Tenants. The residential buildings, also known as The Chamomiles and Corn Cobs, were designed in 1981 and built in the northern Obolonskyi District using monolithic framework technology. The towers are 17 and 22 floors high and provide more than 200 residences in total.