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.
ðə hoʊtˈɛl wʌz wˈʌn ʌvðə lˈɑːɹdʒɪst ɪnðə wˈɜːld, ænd wʌz bˈɪlt ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti sˈɛvən æt ðɪ ˈɔːɹdɚɹ ʌv nɪkˈiːɾə kɹˈuːstʃɛf, ɪnðə sˈoʊviətˈiəɹə.