Bydyonovsky Posyolok, historical housing estate in Moscow, Russia
Bydyonovsky Posyolok is a housing complex built in the late 1920s that exemplifies constructivist design with multiple buildings arranged around internal courtyards. The structures display brightly painted facades in yellow or red, some with two-tone coloring, and feature characteristic corner sections that create compact residential blocks.
Built between 1926 and 1931 according to designs by architects including Mikhail Motylev, the settlement originally housed Red Army officers and their families. The project embodied modernist principles and created a self-contained residential quarter with its own social infrastructure including schools, kindergarten, and shops.
The settlement's name connects to the Red Army's history, reflecting the social makeup of early residents. Children played together in the courtyards while adults gathered in shared spaces, creating a sense of community life that visitors can still sense in the layout of the blocks.
The complex sits in the Basmanny district near Bolshaya Pochtovaya Street and is easily accessible on foot, with clear internal courtyards allowing visitors to explore the residential blocks at a leisurely pace. The surroundings are quiet, making it suitable for photography and observation, with many houses retaining their original character.
The settlement nearly faced demolition, but residents successfully opposed the plan in 2009, preserving one of Moscow's few intact examples of Soviet constructivist architecture. Since then several buildings have been restored and three housing blocks were included in a heritage conservation program in 2017.
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