Traktornaya Street

Traktornaya Street is a 327-meter-long street in Saint Petersburg with residential buildings featuring geometric designs and half-arch details. The complex consists of several low-rise blocks arranged around open courtyards that form shared spaces between structures.

The street emerged in 1925 as the first public housing development in the Soviet Union, designed by architect Alexander Gegello for Putilov factory workers. This project marked the beginning of a new era in Soviet approaches to worker housing and urban development.

The buildings display pink and orange facades that represent early Soviet architectural principles departing from classical traditions. This residential complex became a turning point in how Soviets thought about housing and neighborhood design.

The street is accessible through Prospekt Stachek with multiple entry points at buildings numbered 6 and 12 in Kirovsky District. Walking through the entire complex helps you see the architectural details and open courtyards that make up the development.

The Narvskaya Zastava development between 1925 and 1932 was an experiment in creating entire neighborhoods for workers rather than building isolated structures. This approach to city planning was radical for its time and influenced many later Soviet housing projects.