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Viktor Vesnin

1882 – 1950

Russian architect

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Lived 1882 – 1950 (aged 68). Viktor Vesnin was a Russian architect and politician.

Viktor Aleksandrovich Vesnin (; April 9, 1882 – September 17, 1950), was a Russian and Soviet architect. His early works (1909–1915) follow the canon of Neoclassicist Revival; in the 1920s, he and his brothers Leonid (1880–1933) and Alexander (1883–1959) emerged as leaders of Constructivist architecture, the Vesnin brothers. After the crackdown on Constructivism in 1931-32 and until his death, Viktor Vesnin was the highest-ranked architect in Soviet system, heading the Union of Soviet Architects and Academy of Architecture. As a lead architect for heavy construction, he supervised many industrial projects, but his own visionary drafts of this period never materialized.

Selected work

1934 People's Commissariat of Heavy Industry Project 1927-1932 DnieproGES, with Nikolai Kolli 1930 Palace of Culture of the Proletarsky district, Moscow 1928 House of Film Actors, Moscow 1926 Mostorg department store, Moscow 1924 Leningradskaya Pravda project 1922-23 Palace of Labor project 1915 Sirotkin House, Nizhny Novgorod 1914 Mantashev Stables, Moscow Racetrack (with A.G.Izmirov, Alexander Vesnin)

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Important facts

Birth century
Education
Saint-Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering
Positions held
Deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union
Employers
Bauman Moscow State Technical University
Awards
Order of Lenin; Royal Gold Medal; Order of the Badge of Honour; Order of the Red Banner of Labour
Also known as
Viktor Aleksandrovič Vesnin, Victor Alexandrovits Vesnin, Viktor Aleksandrovic Vesnin, Viktor Aleksandrovich Vesnin

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Viktor Vesnin?

Russian architect (1882–1950)

When was Viktor Vesnin born?

Viktor Vesnin was born on 28 March 1882 in Yuryevets.

When did Viktor Vesnin die?

Viktor Vesnin died on 17 September 1950 in Moscow.

What was Viktor Vesnin's occupation?

Viktor Vesnin was an architect and politician.

What nationality was Viktor Vesnin?

Viktor Vesnin was Russian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Viktor Vesnin

· Wikidata: Q2562455

· DBpedia: Viktor Vesnin

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