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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Bruhtilant on 2024-01-18 17:17:06+00:00.

Original Title: TIL that Stalin didn’t like constructivist architecture and under his rule cheap mass-produced buildings were de facto banned from being built in large cities, which instead were filled with grandiose buildings with detailed façades and labour intensive masonry.