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This study examines Russia's cultural heritage within its present economic and political landscape, using the abandoned rubber factory, Triangle, in St. Petersburg as a case study. It analyses the historical significance and current status of the factory against the backdrop of Putin's regime, considering its place in Russian history.
The thesis explores the connections between the manufacturing industry, cultural representation, political ideologies, and state narratives. By delving into the historical role of the Triangle factory, both in Russia and globally during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, this study advocates for preserving and revitalising the factory. It stresses the importance of passing on its tangible and intangible heritage to future generations.
The photograph shows the scale and former grandeur of the factory.
(Source: PastVu)
The factory site developed into a kind of city within a city, formed by internal streets, pipes, metal staircases and passages, which have partially survived to this day.
(Source: PastVu)
The striking image of the sole of a rubber overshoe bearing the manufacturer’s stamp clearly reflects the importance of this product for the factory, visible in the background.
(Source: Wikimedia Commons)
In different historical periods, the process had its own features but its effectiveness always depended on the efforts of the state and society.
The scheme analyses the documents regulating the protection and reconstruction of the factory in order to understand why the Triangle is so undesirable for investors and developers.