Former Karl Marx Social Club |
Now, wait a minute, 'tits'?! That's not the language I associated with my babushka! She was way too polite and proper!
It turns out, her and our other prim and proper neighbours were talking about this building: a social club named after Karl Marx which was a stone throw away from our old house. It was also a historic building which was given a new extension. We would think nothing of it now, but back then it caused a furore and lead to the 'new tits on the old woman' comments.
Siemashko street, on the way to our old flat |
We went to a bit of a tour of our old neighbourhood. It changed and didn't change at the same time.
Our old house is located next to one of the biggest metallurgical plants in Ukraine Illich Steelworks. And it seems to have spread - pipes crossing streets and running alongside alleys. Practicality seems to always take precedent over aesthetics back home.
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