ðə hoʊtˈɛl wʌz wˈʌn ʌvðə lˈɑːɹdʒɪst ɪnðə wˈɜːld, ænd wʌz bˈɪlt ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti sˈɛvən æt ðɪ ˈɔːɹdɚɹ ʌv nɪkˈiːɾə kɹˈuːstʃɛf, ɪnðə sˈoʊviətˈiəɹə.
The hotel was one of the largest in the world, and was built in 1967 at the order of Nikita Khrushchev, in the Soviet-era.