Moscow’s largest and most famous Cathedral of Christ the Savior will return guests to the Soviet era in autumn, when it will host a concert of the most popular songs of the USSR, The Moscow Times reports.

The concert entitled “Parade of USSR Hits” will be held on March 16 and will include songs by famous Soviet artists such as Edita Pyevka, Muslim Magomayev, Eduard Hill and Yosyp Kobzon. The songs will be performed by the soloists of the Moscow Opera.

“A person born in the USSR has many reasons to be nostalgic for a bygone era,” says the press release about ticket sales. He also asks readers to remember “how good ice cream was” and how “people used to be kinder, more sensitive.”

“Perhaps there is no easier and faster way to return to the long-awaited past than through his music,” he adds.

“Christ the Savior” is the third tallest Orthodox cathedral in the world

The Cathedral of Christ the Savior was demolished under Joseph Stalin, and for decades the world’s largest outdoor swimming pool was located on this site. In 1995-2000, the cathedral was rebuilt.

With a height of 103 meters, it is the third largest Orthodox church in the world after the Cathedral of the Salvation of the Nation in Bucharest and the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul in St. Petersburg.

In recent years, Vladimir Putin’s regime has waged a broad campaign to rehabilitate the Soviet era and its leaders, including Joseph Stalin, as part of an effort to paint the country’s history in permanent opposition to the West.

Numerous videos that have appeared on social media since Vladimir Putin launched the war on February 24 show Russian tanks and armored vehicles flying the Soviet flag.

Even Kremlin spokesman Dmytro Peskov spoke about this, saying that “in our country, the Victory flag (that’s not how the Russians called the Soviet flag) is a shrine for all generations without exception.”

“For many generations and in many countries, especially in the territory of the former Soviet Union, it is also a shrine that has a special meaning and a sacred literal meaning,” he added. In May, a deputy from Vladimir Putin’s United Russia party even called on Russia to officially return the Soviet flag.