At the time of Kotov’s visit, one family remained in the Severniy-district building, which was still connected to the central heating system that runs through Russian cities, making it easier to pass through some of the walkways thanks to warmth from the radiators.
‘Managed compression strategy’
Although Kotov wasn’t able to meet the sole occupants, he did hear that they moved not long after his tour, with him telling Cover Images:
“As I know, locals said that after one week as I visited this building, he and his wife were resettled to another apartment, and this whole building was cut off from all the communications (water, heating, electricity)”.