Forest Cleared for Akademichesky Mega-Development
Local residents in Akademichesky often take a shortcut through a deep ravine in the forest belt, but that path will soon disappear as construction begins on a massive residential complex.
Apr 27, 2026 0
A school and two kindergartens will be built where the forest belt stood.
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In Akademichesky, construction machinery has started clearing a huge forest plot between houses on Pavel Shamanov, Wilhelm de Gennin, Akademik Sakharov, and Ryabinin streets.
A large portion of the site will be used for residential development.
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Last year, this area was allocated for development — high-rise residential buildings, a school for 1,125 students, and two kindergartens each for 250 children will be built here. The total area is 21.09 hectares.
An entertainment center with a hotel will rise at the corner of Pavel Shamanov and Ryabinin streets.
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Some Akademichesky residents used to cut through the forest and a deep ravine to reach Pavel Shamanov or Sakharov streets via a steep slope, but otherwise the area was unused.
Previously, only a dense forest occupied this entire plot of land.
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Now, by 2045, 261,000 square meters of housing will appear on this site, with buildings ranging from 10 to 33 floors. Two underground two-level parking lots are planned, and at the corner of Pavel Shamanov and Ryabinin streets, an entertainment center with a hotel will be built.
Some locals took a dangerous shortcut through this wooded area.
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Photographer Vladislav Lonshakov of E1.RU captured what is currently happening on the site.
Part of the forest has already been cleared and removed.
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Large piles of cut branches and debris now cover the cleared ground.
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Construction crews are relentlessly cutting down the forest trees.
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Cleared forest area revealed heaps of vegetation and piles of debris.
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The entire block is expected to be fully built by 2045.
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The leveled construction site is prepared for upcoming foundation work.
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