The House on the Embankment the official name is the House of Government; also known as the First House of Soviets, the House of the Central Executive Committee and the Council of People`s Commissars of the USSR is a residential complex built in 1931 on the Bersenevskaya embankment of the Moskva River. Monument of constructivism architecture. Until 1952 it was the tallest residential building in Moscow. It is known as the residence of the Soviet elite. The residential complex is located on Bolotny Island, connected to the city by two bridges - Bolshoy Kamenny and Maly Kamenny. The first floors of the buildings were occupied by servants and guards, high-ranking residents settled in apartments from the second floor and above. Changes in position led to migration within the residential complex.
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