INTRODUCTION Comrades! The twin fires of war and revolution have devastated both our souls and our cities. The palaces of yesterday’s grandeur stand as burnt-out skeletons. The ruined cities await new builders[…] To you who accept the legacy of Russia, … Continue reading
Catherine Cooke, along with the Russian authors Selim Khan-Magomedov and Vladimir Paperny, was the greatest expert on the Soviet avant-garde whose works have appeared in English. Unfortunately, she was killed in a driving accident back in 2004. Her review here … Continue reading
The following is a combination of some well-known with numerous rare photographs of the members of the Soviet avant-garde:
Из Строительство Москвы — (1930) — № 1 From Building Moscow — (1930) — № 1 [Pg. 17] Москва — столица СССР — стихийно растет и вопрос о необходимости уяснения сути этого роста и его организации для планировки Москвы является основным вопросом ее жизни. Понятие … Continue reading
Not quite as revolutionary as the artists of VKhUTEMAS/VKhUTEIN, the more conservative academicians at GAKhN did produce several noteworthy publications on art and literature in the 1920s. Here are just a few of them, more later: Искусство (1923) No. 1 … Continue reading
Foreword Man’s primordial reason for building is to protect himself against the cold, against animals, against enemies. He is driven by necessity: he would not build were it not for definite, compelling, urgent purposes. His early buildings … Continue reading
Modern architecture in Russia? There is no such thing. Continue reading