Kinoteatr Spartak

Kinoteatr Spartak is a historic cinema located at 9 Pushkina Street in Simferopol, Crimea. It is one of the oldest cinemas in the city, with its origins tracing back to 1908 when entrepreneur Leonid Leonidovich Sukhomlinov petitioned the Simferopol city government for permission to open an electric theater called "Modern" with a capacity of 300 people. The cinema opened in 1912 and was later renamed "Lotos" by 1914. After the establishment of Soviet power in Simferopol in November 1920, the property was nationalized. The cinema resumed operations in October 1926 and was renamed "Spartak" in 1929, when it could accommodate 400 spectators. During the German occupation from 1941 to 1944, it was called "Tsentralkino." After the liberation of Simferopol on April 13, 1944, it returned to its previous name and began showing Soviet newsreels and films. Over the years, the building was repeatedly reconstructed, and in the 1960s-70s, a second-run film hall was opened and the cinema became widescreen. A major reconstruction began in 2006, and the cinema reopened on July 29, 2006, with halls named "Kapitoliy" and "Forum." On May 20, 2010, it became the first cinema in Crimea with two digital halls, and later that summer, the first in Simferopol with 3D technology. Today, the cinema continues to operate, showing current films with multiple halls and VIP seating, as evidenced by its official website's daily schedule.

The history of Kinoteatr Spartak begins in 1908, when entrepreneur Leonid Leonidovich Sukhomlinov, by agreement with building owner A. I. Pastak, petitioned the Simferopol city government to allow the organization of an electric theater called "Modern" on Pushkinskaya Street, with a capacity of 300 people. The project, by engineer E. D. Sadovsky, planned for electric lighting and ventilation, heating by two Swedish stoves, and a cinematographic booth made of boiler iron lined with asbestos. The electric theater opened in 1912. No later than 1914, it received the name "Lotos." By 1914, the owner of the city estate of A. I. Pastak became Natalya Konstantinovna Zadlotskaya. After the establishment of Soviet power in Simferopol in November 1920, the properties of N. K. Zadlotskaya were nationalized and then transferred to the city. The cinema resumed its activities in October 1926. In 1929, the Lotos cinema was renamed Spartak. At that time it held 400 spectators. The building had two halls and a main vestibule. The cinema remained in the memories of academician I. V. Kurchatov, who graduated from the first men's gymnasium in Simferopol. In 1921, he worked as a watchman at the Lotos cinema. During the German occupation in 1941-1944, it was called "Tsentralkino." The collaborationist newspaper "Golos Kryma" wrote on January 11, 1942: "Street names reminiscent of the Bolshevik regime will be gradually abolished... ... The following cinemas have also been renamed: Jung-Sturm — Europa-kino, Spartak — Tsentralnoye kino, Bolshevik — Palast-kino, Im. Subhi — Krym-kino." Two days after the liberation of Simferopol on April 13, 1944, it was returned to its former name and began showing Soviet newsreels and films. By April 20, 1944, 10 screenings had been held, attended by 6,000 people. In August 1944, 37,788 visitors attended the Spartak cinema. Over its existence, the cinema building was repeatedly rebuilt. In the 1960s-70s, a second-run film hall was opened. The cinema became widescreen. In 2006, reconstruction of the cinema began. It opened in its new form on July 29, 2006. It has halls "Kapitoliy" and "Forum." On May 20, 2010, it became the first cinema in Crimea with two digital halls, and from the summer of that year, the first in Simferopol with 3D technologies.

• 2010

  On May 20, it becomes the first cinema in Crimea with two digital halls; later that summer, the first in Simferopol with 3D technology.

• 2006

  Reconstruction begins; the cinema reopens on July 29 with halls "Kapitoliy" and "Forum".

• 1960

  A second-run film hall is opened; the cinema becomes widescreen.

• 1944

  After liberation, the name Spartak is restored and Soviet films are shown.

• 1941

  During German occupation, it is renamed "Tsentralkino".

• 1929

  The cinema is renamed "Spartak".

• 1926

  The cinema resumes operations in October.

• 1920

  After Soviet power is established, the property is nationalized.

• 1914

  The cinema is renamed "Lotos".

• 1912

  The electric theater opens.

• 1908

  Entrepreneur Leonid Sukhomlinov petitions to open an electric theater "Modern" on Pushkinskaya Street.

Historic city cinema offering a mix of standard and premium (VIP) screenings in central Simferopol.

• Kapitoliy hall

• Forum hall

• VIP I seating

• VIP II seating

• 3D screenings

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2. 2Фотохроника кинотеатра Спартакkinospartak.ru
3. 3Kinoteatr Spartak - Wikidatawikidata.org
4. 4Кинотеатр «Спартак» (Симферополь) - Wikipediaru.wikipedia.org