CHURCH
INSTEAD OF
MOVIE THEATRE: WHAT WILL BE ON THE SITE OF "SIBIR" IN
NOVOKUZNETSK?
by
Ekaterina Romanova
Komsomolskaia
Pravda
Kemerovo, 9 September 2020
On
social networks a
stormy discussion is under way: what will be in the movie
theatre
"Sibir"? According to unofficial information, a church will be
here.
Novokuzhetsians
are
upset: in the building of what once was a popular movie theatre,
a protestant
church may be opened. Moreover, the majority has nothing against
a church—but
in a different place. After all, for almost two decades citizens
have been
waiting for reconstruction of the "Sibir" to begin and wondering
whether it will preserve its cultural profile.
"The
building of
the former 'Sibir' movie theatre does not belong to the
municipality. Since the
time of its closing, several owners have already changed. At the
present time
we do not have information of just what will be located in this
building,"
the press service of the administration of the city of
Novokuznetsk responded
to a question.
As of
the present,
repair work is underway in the building. There are no notices
indicating just
what will be here after reconstruction. However, according to an
informed
source, a protestant church may yet be located here.
KP
information: The
"Sibir" movie theater in Novokuznetsk was, at the time of its
opening
in the 60s of the 20th century, the largest in the city and
oblast. Wide-screen
films were shown here. Toward the end of the 1990s, the building
began to
deteriorate, and gradually films ceased being shown. In the
final analysis, the
building was turned into a kind of shopping center. (tr. by PDS,
posted 9
September 2020)
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