The presentation examines the development of the urban space in the Soviet Union at the beginning of the 20th century via its cinematic reconstructions. The various integral elements of the city are studied closely with reference to examples from literature, photography, painture and cinema in particular. These examples illustrate how the city transforms over time, with a special focus on the interwar period. The presentation focuses on Dziga Vertov's "Man with the Movie Camera" (USSR, 1929) and presents in detail the results of the shot-by-shot formalist and statistical analysis.