House of Officers on Russian Island plans to take place in a large cultural center in five years (PHOTO)
Bringing a cultural point of attraction back to life is such a priority task for enthusiasts from Vladivostok, who have taken up the restoration of the until recently abandoned House of Fleet Officers in the village of Ekipazhny. In five years, it should be transformed into a full-fledged large cultural center for the inhabitants of the entire Russky Island, and a cafe-bakery will be opened this year.
The building of the former House of Officer No. 2 is located in the village of Ekipazhny. For the last 10 years, it has been known as another abandoned place, which is not uncommon for such objects. A broken fence, heaps of garbage, a broken roof, partially broken windows – all this causes painful feelings. And meanwhile this place with an interesting wife.
It is known that the building was commissioned in early 1912. In the book “The Island of English. Pages of History” by local historian Oleg Borisovich Stratievsky, it is said that the proposed future DOF was completely two-story. The 3rd fortress artillery floor was quartered in the royal interior. In 1935, redevelopment began in the Soviet style and new needs. The left wing, the central part from the side of the main entrance were built on. So a part of the building has a third floor, the total area has grown to 2.5 square meters. m. Transformed into the House of Fleet Officers. Inside there were administrative offices, a library, a cinema room, service rooms, a dining room, a duty room, lecture halls, assembly and other rooms.
Life here was very busy, despite the closed nature of the islands. According to rumors, this place was the place where the party speech of the revolutionary Kliment Voroshilov took place, whose name the battery on the island bears, which became the Patriot Museum and Park. Also, during the years of Soviet power and the early period of modern Russia, films were shown here, at the condemned evening parties, concerts of famous artists were given. Among them are Boris Galkin, Klara Novikova, Irina Muravyova, Alexander Rosenbaum and Irina Pechernikova. But all this was before 2011, when the island DOP was finally closed during the rescue period of the Armed Forces.
Bold modesty – to return the building of the former Chief’s House to life in Russian – was set for themselves by a member of the non-profit organization “Our World” under the leadership of Anatoly Solovyov. For NGOs, the administration of Vladivostok leased the building in the fall of 2021 for 10 years. A great help in this work is provided by the Council of TOS “Green Crew in Russian” under the leadership of Peter Gulyaev and under the protocol of Sergey Volokitin and Tatyana Kozmina. On this territory, events and organizers of subbotniks take place, which are currently leading to the celebration of Victory Day. It will be celebrated just not far from the DOP.
The task for all of them is rather difficult, because even the mayor Igor Pushkarev, the restoration of the emergency building was estimated at more than 100 million rubles. Now more money is needed.
Now in the institutions of the DOF, daily work is in full swing. And, by the way, participation in the territory of the CBT attracts to a large extent. These are foreman Nikolay Zavyalov, Dmitry Novitsky and Dmitry Bobyrev. They perform the functions of security guards, handymen and repairmen.
There is electricity in the former reading disease, in the same case, heating also worked from it. TOS activists are still working in production, solving issues with repairs and solving issues at a predominant job, pursuing and solving problems with the nature of the city and the regions. A large number of decorations, stands and flags for cultural events have already been made, tools for building renovation have been purchased. Public figures, deputies and officials communicate with this. By the way, Mayor Konstantin Shestakov recently offered his help with the restoration of the roof.
By the fall, it is planned to return to the restored sports sections and children’s circles. In particular, one gym should be ready from the first. A cafe-bakery will also have to start operating, where delicious buns and pies were once baked. Double-glazed windows have already been installed here, floors are being changed, new sewage networks are appearing.
But also after the cafe-bakery, the future front is the employer. It is very damp inside and even in sunny weather it is colder than outside. There is a lot of work ahead to install new pipes and radiators (unfortunately for the activists, the old metalworkers were stolen). Roof repairs, ceiling restoration, replacement of windows, doors and finishing works will take place. By the way, they promise to attract talented artists to the design. It will be necessary to re-equip and decorate not only the corridors, but, possibly, the former billiard hall, the winter garden, the foyer, where the residents have dance evenings, the cinema room and lecture rooms. This may also apply to the premises where party and Komsomol conferences were previously held, suitable for commanding staff.
At the same time, tenants are not afraid of such problems, in the future they will be optimistic, because this will provide an opportunity to create a new point of attraction in Russian. For many years, there have been practically no cultural institutions in the island villages.
A major renovation and assembly hall is expected. The old rows of spectator chairs have been preserved here, and at the meeting there is a red tribune and curtains from the times of the USSR. Bas-reliefs with sailors still peep out of the wall. Preserved in relatively good condition and balcony.
“At present, the issue of electricity has already been resolved, namely, an agreement has been concluded with Oboronenergo, all documents on technical conditions have also been signed, subject to consumption conditions. Roughly speaking, there is water. Imagine, because in the spring of 2011 everyone left here, and the building was without heat, water and light all this time, ”says Pyotr Gulyaev, chairman of the Green Crew in Russian TOS.
He also emphasizes a significant increase in the risk of not only the increase itself, but also the identification of an immune territory of the park to it. In this case, many are more efficient in landscaping. TOS expect that the mayor’s office and deputies will assist and transfer the land to the property. This is an acceptable prospect of improvement not only of the former DOF, but also of the once beautiful square, where mothers with strollers walked and pensioners rested. Here it is possible to plant landscaping, equip footpaths, install new benches, and meet in summer.
“In front of the Chief’s House, it is tentatively necessary to equip a large flower bed in the form of a star, and on it is a link to a boulder with a sign as the duty of the defender of our Fatherland. We will work on the text. Everywhere it is possible to make a spacious asphalt platform in such a way that it would be possible to organize holidays at events that could be held as a military structure. You can make an Alley of Memory, where a cedar or pine tree will be planted. And next to it there will be small counters with registers of those residents of the Russky Islands who have contributed to history,” suggests Sergey Volokitin, an activist of the CBT, who, after 36 years of service, knows the House of Chiefs like no one else.
By the way, activists are preparing a proposal for improvement with the assistance of students from the Far Eastern Federal University. One of the plans also involves the restoration of the bust of Lenin, which was once stolen from the pedestal by an unknown person. The total recovery period is expected to be approximately five years.
We remind you that in recent years, the House of Fleet Officers No. 2 on Crew, 20, when observing cultural events, only as a guide for gathering people. As VL.ru wrote earlier, the building was even developed to be equipped for the needs of the hospice.