Russian city to demolish unloved Soviet-era ‘Buried Robot’ building

A man walks past the House of Soviets building in Kaliningrad, Russia Picture: James Heintz/AP

A hulking, never-occupied building likened to a robot’s head that has loomed over the Russian city of Kaliningrad for decades is to be demolished next year, the region’s governor says.

The 21-story House of Soviets was left unfinished when funding ran out in 1985 amid the Soviet Union’s economic struggles.