Tver. Proletarka
Tver. Proletarka
The history of the Morozovsky town began in the middle of the XIX century. In 1859, the famous Russian industrialists Morozov bought textile production and established the Tver Manufactory. For the workers of the manufactory, the famous barracks were built, which were originally wooden, and by the beginning of the XX century had acquired a well–known appearance - red brick walls, three-meter ceilings, huge cast-iron stairs.
A large working town with its own hospital, theater, school and even an observatory grew up here, where a real German telescope was brought.
In Soviet times, the observatory no longer worked, but life in the barracks continued – several families huddled in numerous rooms, housewives cooked in communal kitchens in huge two-tier ovens, young people from all over the district gathered for dancing. At the same time, the Morozovsky town found its second name – Proletarka.
The recent history of the Proletarka became sadder and more uncertain every year. Some of the buildings burned down or collapsed and went into oblivion, and residential buildings became less and less livable. In the end, the Proletarka began to resemble a slum, which not everyone would dare to enter even in the daytime. The resettlement process ended in June 2023. The only barracks remained residential, which became an apartment building, and received the nickname "Paris" even under the Morozovs.
Literally within a few weeks after the settlement, everything that could be of any value was taken out of the barracks - batteries and baths were cut out, every room left turned upside down, cast–iron stairs began to be broken. And it became clear that this page of the history of the 164-year-old Morozovsky town has been turned over forever. Time will tell if there will be another one.
A large working town with its own hospital, theater, school and even an observatory grew up here, where a real German telescope was brought.
In Soviet times, the observatory no longer worked, but life in the barracks continued – several families huddled in numerous rooms, housewives cooked in communal kitchens in huge two-tier ovens, young people from all over the district gathered for dancing. At the same time, the Morozovsky town found its second name – Proletarka.
The recent history of the Proletarka became sadder and more uncertain every year. Some of the buildings burned down or collapsed and went into oblivion, and residential buildings became less and less livable. In the end, the Proletarka began to resemble a slum, which not everyone would dare to enter even in the daytime. The resettlement process ended in June 2023. The only barracks remained residential, which became an apartment building, and received the nickname "Paris" even under the Morozovs.
Literally within a few weeks after the settlement, everything that could be of any value was taken out of the barracks - batteries and baths were cut out, every room left turned upside down, cast–iron stairs began to be broken. And it became clear that this page of the history of the 164-year-old Morozovsky town has been turned over forever. Time will tell if there will be another one.
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