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The Russian State Scientific Center for Robotics and Technical Cybernetics is one of the leading research institutes in Russia. Located in St. Petersburg, it specializes in software and hardware development, and in robotics and technical cybernetics.

RTC participated in the development of the soft landing control system for the spacecraft Soyuz and the robotic probe Luna 16. In 1986–1987, the institute created mobile robots for radiation reconnaissance and liquidation of Chernobyl accident consequences. In the early 1990s the institute participated in the development of the manipulator for the spacecraft Buran.
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The fortress at Shlisselburg is one of a series of fortifications built on an island in Lake Ladoga, near the present-day city of St. Petersburg, Russia. The first fortress was built in 1323. It was the scene of many conflicts between Russia and Sweden and changed hands between the two empires. During World War II, it was heavily damaged. Today it is part of the UNESCO World Heritage site Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments.
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The National Hotel is situated in the center of Chisinau, on one of the main thoroughfares, next to the United Nations Square (Piata Natiunilor Unite), at the upper end of Stefan cel Mare Blvd and in the proximity of some buildings of functional variety, such as the Chisinau Hotel, National Academy of Science and Ciuflea Church. A small square with a number of fountains is located in front of the building.
The National Hotel is the former Intourist Hotel, which was designed by the architects A. Gorbuntsov and V. Shalaginov and was completed in 1978. The National Hotel was part of the “Intourist” Soviet hotel network until 1992 and it was state property between 1992 and 2006, being privatized afterwards. As a functional characteristic, the ground floor and the mezzanine contain the reception areas, the main traffic areas and the areas for public catering. These spaces are treated differently from the floors destined for lodging: the void space is predominant, the mezzanine is raised on pillars and there is emphasis on horizontality through multiple sash windows and through the use of oversized concrete parapets. All these features are specific to modernism. This hotel, consisting of ground floor and 15 other floors above it, was one of the most iconic hotels in Chisinau.

Former Intourist Hotel hosted Berezka shop at the ground floor. Berezka was the first network of trading stores, created in 1961 by order of the USSR Council of Ministers. In such shops one could find traditional souvenirs: vodka, caviar, folk art objects, etc. Trades were made in foreign currency and the clients were foreigners only. “Berezka” chain stores were opened until the late 1980s, when Mikhail Gorbachev declared the war against privileges, during the Perestroika period.

Currently, the building is in an advanced state of decay. The walls inside the building are soiled, the plaster has been destroyed, the interior joinery has disappeared and a great part of the exterior windows are broken. The interior stair railings and the furniture in the accommodation units have either been destroyed or stolen.
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The construction work of the Cosmos Hotel lasted for nine years, from 1974 to 1983, when it was put into use. The labor unions of the Republic of Moldova, which owned two other smaller hotels, “Tourist” and “Doina” at that time, funded what was to become the country’s largest hotel – Cosmos. The building was designed by the architects B. Banykin and Irina Kolbayeva.

The hotel consists of ground floor and 19 floors above it and during the socialist period was one of the largest hotels in Moldova. The materials used in its construction include reinforced concrete structures and prefabricated elements. The ground floor and the mezzanine are developed horizontally and include several annexes with different purposes, beside the accommodation facilities: catering spaces, a casino and a business center with conference rooms.

The building site was intended to be a strategic location, since it has been built close to the only rail station, near the central square and next to the bus station, 11 km away from Chisinau International Airport.

Due to the fact that vacation opportunities of the 1980s were often limited to the Soviet Union borders, Moldova was a very popular touristic destination. In this period, the hotel occupancy rate reached 90% during the summer season and often 100% from September to November.

With the political changes following 1990, the business status of the largest hotel in Moldova changed and the number of tourists decreasing drastically. In order to use the hotel at its full potential, considering the strategic location of the building, the administration decided to lease rooms as office spaces and the lobby as area for commercial spaces.

Between 1997 and 2004, a series of investments were made at the “Cosmos” Hotel, in order to increase the economic efficiency and the quality of the services provided. Following its modernization, the hotel went from a two-star classification to a three-star one. Some major investments were carried out in the rooms’ renovation, including carpentry changes, wall-finishing repairs, bathroom reconditioning and plumbing replacements.
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