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Ivan Kudrjavzev
Ivan Nikolayevich Kudryavtsev (; 13 April 1904 — 13 August 1995) was a Soviet and Finnish architect, architectural historian, and teacher. He was a representative of the Kudryavtsev dynasty of architects. Life and career Kudrjavzev was born in St. Petersburg into the family of the hereditary architect Nikolai Galaktionovich Kudryavtsev, builder of the Kazan Cathedral in the city of Luga. The family retained Finnish citizenship. In 1923, Kudrjavzev graduated from school in Petrograd and entered the Architectural Institute (later included in the Academy of Arts). In February 1928, Kudrjavzev was awarded the title of architect for his graduation project for the building of the Academy of Arts and the Art and Industrial College. In 1930, Kudrjavzev began working at the newly created Architectural College in Leningrad, where for five years he taught a course in the history of architecture and taught architectural design. In 1931 Kudrjavzev was arrested without charges, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg, formerly known as Petrograd and later Leningrad, is the List of cities and towns in Russia by population, second-largest city in Russia after Moscow. It is situated on the Neva, River Neva, at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea. The city had a population of 5,601,911 residents as of 2021, with more than 6.4 million people living in the Saint Petersburg metropolitan area, metropolitan area. Saint Petersburg is the List of European cities by population within city limits, fourth-most populous city in Europe, the List of cities and towns around the Baltic Sea, most populous city on the Baltic Sea, and the world's List of northernmost items#Cities and settlements, northernmost city of more than 1 million residents. As the former capital of the Russian Empire, and a Ports of the Baltic Sea, historically strategic port, it is governed as a Federal cities of Russia, federal city. The city was founded by Tsar Peter the Great on 27 May 1703 on the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
