Matviy Andreyev

Horlivka

Matviy Andreyev

We arrived. Then we went to see an old dormitory, and that was all for this time. This building belonged to the institute of foreign languages, which had an unofficial name «Solovki» among the students.

Horlivka. A building of the institute

A cubist's version of Ukrainian trident.

A trident made of bricks, simplified, boxified. Horlivka, Ukraine

Park of the energy sector workers, also called the kids' town (not sure if the kids like it).

Towers with bohatyrs in the park of energy sector workers and a playground town.

This was another building of that same educational institution. Called «Bastille» by the students, it was actually called simply «building no. 4». If this is Bastille, then it is a simplified one, having less polygons.

building no. 4 of the Horlivka pedagogical university, unofficially called «Bastille»

During my two visits to this city, it seemed to me that there were many long, straight streets like this one:

Kirov street in Horlivka

The buildings in Horlivka's center wer much less boxy. Books were sold in this one:

A bookstore called «Knigi» («Books») on the Lenin avenue in Horlivka
A bookstore called «Knigi» («Books») on the Lenin avenue in Horlivka

A former library right near the previous building. There was no library inside at that time. A political party office was there instead.

Former library in Horlivka, Ukraine

We saw a watch repair shop that was having the best graphic design among all watch repair shops that I have seen during my whole life. If you own such a business, compare your graphic design to this one's and try to do better!

A sign and a poster of a watch repairman having old and excellent graphic design. Horlivka, Ukraine

To be fair, I am not sure that this repairman's office was operational. It could be that only the signs were left untouched, because of their high aesthetic quality. But — I repeat — it is only guesswork.

Aha, I caught it at last. The type of tram having one-piece sliding doors. I did not ride inside.

A tram with one-piece sliding door in Horlivka and the building of Donbassenergo