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Stalin projected Moscow University's Museum of Earth Sciences as church, says historian

Stalin instructed to design the Museum of Earth Sciences that occupies eight highest floors of Moscow State University as church.

"On Stalin's idea, this hall was built as a kind of chapel, a kind of church, where only elite is allowed," historian Olga Zinovyeva told TV Center....
Read entire article at Interfax (RU)