Название: Stalin's Architect: Power and Survival in Moscow
Автор: Deyan Sudjic
Издательство: The MIT Press
ISBN: 0262046865
Год: 2022
Формат: EPUB
Страниц: 416
Размер: 62,5 МБ
Язык: Английский

The story of Boris Iofan—designer of the iconic but unbuilt Palace of the Soviets—whose buildings came to define the language of Soviet architecture. What would an architect do for the chance to build the tallest building in the world? What would he sacrifice to stay alive in the midst of Stalin’s murderous purges? This is the first major publication on the remarkable life and career of Boris Iofan (1891–1976), state architect to Joseph Stalin. Iofan’s story is an insight into the troubled relationship of all successful architects with power.