The Soviet palace that people love to hate

A German city before World War Two and geographically disconnected from the rest of Russia, Kaliningrad remains a mystery to many mainland Russians and their European neighbours.

How does a 50-year-old unfinished building help explain the complicated history of the city and inspire the restoration of other nearby ruins?

Video by Irina Sedunova

Produced by Anna Bressanin

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