Korston, Moscow

Korston, Moscow (Russian: Корстон-Москва), also known as Korston Hotel Moscow, was a 20-storey hotel complex located at 15 Kosygina Street on Vorobyovy Gory (Sparrow Hills) in Moscow, Russia. It was originally built in 1976 as the Hotel Orlyonok (Гостиничный комплекс «Орлёнок») by construction units of Minsredmash, following a design by architects Yuri Arndt and Tatyana Vladimirova. Like several Moscow hotels of that era, it was developed in the run-up to the 1980 Summer Olympics. The complex was managed by the Komsomol Central Committee and served young foreign tourists arriving on Sputnik tours as well as schoolchildren heading to the Artek, Orlyonok and Okean pioneer camps. For many years it was regarded as one of the best three-star hotels in Moscow. In September 1991 the hotel hosted the final XXII Extraordinary Congress of the Komsomol, at which the organisation was dissolved. In 1992 the hotel was reorganised into a joint-stock company, and in 1997 the Moscow Registration Chamber registered OAO Kompleks Gostinitsy Orlyonok. In 2002 the hotel was sold to the international Korston Hotels & Malls chain, headed by Anatoly Kuznetsov, the general director of Orlyonok, and the complex was renamed Korston-Moscow. In 2003 it obtained a tourism licence, was certified as a four-star property and won the Best Investment Project of the Year award in the Crystal Rook (Khrustalnaya Ladya) competition. In 2006 the Korston group announced plans to expand the hotel complex on Vorobyovy Gory. In December 2018 Yandex announced the purchase of the hotel territory for its new office, and demolition of the building began in October 2020, with Yandex planning to build its new headquarters on the site. The brand was part of the Russian Korston Hotels & Malls network, which also covered Kazan and Serpukhov.

The hotel complex that would become Korston, Moscow was built in 1976 by construction units of Minsredmash, designed by architects Yuri Arndt and Tatyana Vladimirova. Like many Moscow hotels of the period, it was constructed ahead of the 1980 Summer Olympics. After completion it was called the Hotel Complex Orlyonok (Гостиничный комплекс «Орлёнок»), taking its poetic name from the hero of a popular Soviet song about the Civil War. In 1984 a group of builders and architects of the complex received the Lenin Komsomol Prize. The complex was run by the Komsomol Central Committee and served as a hotel for young foreign tourists arriving on Sputnik vouchers and for schoolchildren travelling to the Artek, Orlyonok and Okean pioneer camps. For many years it fulfilled its role successfully and was considered one of the best three-star hotels in Moscow. On 27–28 September 1991 the hotel hosted the final XXII Extraordinary Congress of the Komsomol, at which the organisation was dissolved. In 1992 the Hotel Orlyonok was reorganised into a joint-stock company, and in 1997 the Moscow Registration Chamber registered OAO Kompleks Gostinitsy Orlyonok. In 2002 the hotel was sold to the international Korston Hotels & Malls chain, headed by Anatoly Kuznetsov, the general director of Orlyonok, and the complex was renamed Korston-Moscow. In 2003 the hotel received a licence for tourism activity, was certified in the four-star category and received an award in the Best Investment Project of the Year nomination in the Crystal Rook competition. In 2006 the Korston group of companies announced plans to expand the hotel complex on Vorobyovy Gory. In December 2018 Yandex announced the purchase of the hotel territory for its new office. In October 2020 demolition of the hotel building began; Yandex plans to build its new headquarters on the site in the future.

• Hotel complex Orlyonok built in Moscow by Minsredmash units, designed by Yuri Arndt and Tatyana Vladimirova.

• A group of builders and architects of the complex awarded the Lenin Komsomol Prize.

• The final XXII Extraordinary Congress of the Komsomol begins at the Hotel Orlyonok.

• The Komsomol is dissolved at the Hotel Orlyonok.

• Hotel Orlyonok reorganised into a joint-stock company.

• Moscow Registration Chamber registers OAO Kompleks Gostinitsy Orlyonok.

• Hotel sold to the international Korston Hotels & Malls chain and renamed Korston-Moscow.

• Hotel receives tourism licence, four-star certification and Best Investment Project of the Year award at the Crystal Rook competition.

• Korston group announces plans to expand the hotel complex on Vorobyovy Gory.

• Yandex announces purchase of the hotel territory for its new office.

• Demolition of the hotel building begins; Yandex plans to build its new headquarters on the site.

Four-star hotel complex in Moscow, part of the Russian Korston Hotels & Malls chain.

• Hotel accommodation

  Rooms and services of a 20-storey hotel complex.

• Tourism services

  Licensed tourism activity from 2003.

1. 1Korston, Moscow - Wikidatawikidata.org
2. 2Корстон-Москва — Википедияru.wikipedia.org