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What did Minsk look like in 1971?

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28.10.2023

Just over 50 years ago, the premiere of an action-packed film was shown on Soviet cinema screens. “World guy”, produced by the Belarusfilm studio. The main character of this film is an engineer at the Minsk MAZ plant, so some of the scenes were filmed at real locations of the enterprise. Then 95% of the plot is transferred far from Minsk - to the invented mountainous country of Nuobaria. I think for many people the last minutes of the film will be especially interesting, when the audience is shown footage of Minsk taken from a helicopter in 1971.

Gates of Minsk old photo — Minsk Gate, Kirova Street

World guy 1971 — The intersection of Independence Avenue and Kozlov Street

Thanks to these shots, you can, for example, see the construction process of the “Palace of Mastatstva”. The building behind it attracts attention Church of St. Roch, but without a tower.

Minsk in the film World Boy — Independence Avenue and the intersection with Komsomolskaya Street

The central avenue of the city has many trees and little traffic.

Images of Minsk from the film — Dynamo stadium can be seen in the distance

There are no underground passages yet, and there is even a large parking lot on Lenin Street.

Stills from the film World Boy — Lenin Street

Mensk old photo — Main Post Office and view of the Minsk Gate

Few people will remember this Independence Square.

Red Church in 1971 — Independence Square

Curious to see from above victory Square. In 1971, they had not yet begun to build a metro on this site, so the square is round, and not oval, as we are used to seeing it today.