Kinoteatr Kosmos

Kinoteatr Kosmos (Cosmos Cinema) was a cinema located in Simferopol, Crimea. According to Russian Wikipedia, the cinema was built in 1967 and had a main auditorium with 268 seats, later described as a restored hall of 280 seats plus 10 VIP sofas on the last rows, equipped with modern sound and a large seamless English screen. The cinema was a well-known entertainment venue in the city for decades. In 1980, next to Kosmos, a children's cinema called 'Ilyusha' was created inside the fuselage of an Il-18 passenger aircraft; it did not survive, and the plane was scrapped in the 1990s. The cinema underwent reconstruction in the early 2000s. In 2012, the architectural studio 'qbarchitecture' designed a modern 'Concert Hall Kosmos' on the site, but the project was not realized. In 2015, monuments to cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin and rocket designer Sergei Korolev were installed on the square in front of the cinema. In 2025, the Kosmos cinema was demolished. The official website kosmos-crimea.ru currently promotes 'Cosmos Stay Hidden Yalta', a premium resort apartment complex in Yalta, which appears to be a separate development using the Cosmos name, not the Simferopol cinema itself. The cinema is therefore defunct as a physical venue, though the brand name may persist in other ventures.

Kinoteatr Kosmos was built in Simferopol in 1967, during the Soviet era, and became one of the city's principal cinemas. It originally had a main auditorium with 268 seats. In 1980, the year of the Moscow Olympics, a unique children's cinema named 'Ilyusha' was opened next to Kosmos inside the fuselage of an Il-18 passenger aircraft. This children's cinema did not survive; in the 1990s the aircraft was cut up for scrap metal. In the early 2000s, the cinema underwent a reconstruction. By the 2010s, the venue was described as having a comfortable restored auditorium with 280 seats and an additional 10 VIP sofas on the last rows, equipped with modern sound creating a '100% presence' effect and a large seamless English screen. In 2012, the architectural studio 'qbarchitecture' designed a modern 'Concert Hall Kosmos' to replace the cinema, but the project remained unrealized. In 2015, monuments to cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin and rocket designer Sergei Korolev were installed on the square in front of the cinema, reinforcing the space theme of the name. In 2025, the Kosmos cinema was demolished. The official website associated with the name, kosmos-crimea.ru, now promotes 'Cosmos Stay Hidden Yalta', a premium resort apartment complex in Yalta with 248 apartments, a rooftop pool, and panoramic views, indicating that the Cosmos brand in Crimea has been repurposed for real estate development rather than the original cinema.

• 2025

  Cinema demolished.

• 2015

  Monuments to Yuri Gagarin and Sergei Korolev installed on the square in front of the cinema.

• 2012

  Architectural studio 'qbarchitecture' designed a modern 'Concert Hall Kosmos' on the site, but the project was not realized.

• 2000

  Cinema underwent reconstruction.

• 1990

  The Il-18 aircraft housing 'Ilyusha' was scrapped.

• 1980

  Children's cinema 'Ilyusha' opened in an Il-18 aircraft fuselage next to Kosmos.

• 1967

  Cinema built in Simferopol.

A historic city cinema and cultural landmark in Simferopol, later subject to redevelopment plans.

• Main auditorium

  268 seats originally, later 280 seats plus 10 VIP sofas.

• VIP sofas

  10 VIP sofas on the last rows.

• Large seamless screen

  English seamless screen.

1. 1Cosmos Stay Hidden Yalta — апартаменты в Ялте | цены и планировки | обзорkosmos-crimea.ru
2. 2Kinoteatr Kosmos - Wikidatawikidata.org
3. 3Космос (кинотеатр, Симферополь) - Wikipediaru.wikipedia.org