Leonid Aleksandrovich Vesnin (Russian: Леони́д Александрович Веснин; 10 December [O.S. 28 November] 1880 – 8 October 1933), was a Russian and Soviet architect. The oldest of Vesnin brothers, who were influential in developing Constructivist architecture.

Leonid Vesnin
Born
Leonid Aleksandrovich Vesnin

10 December [O.S. 28 November] 1880
Died8 October 1933
NationalityRussian
Alma materImperial Academy of Arts
OccupationArchitect
Parent(s)Vesnin Alexander Alexandrovich, Vesnina (Ermolaeva) Elizaveta Alekseevna
PracticeVesnin brothers
BuildingsZIL Palace of culture Mostorg Department store
ProjectsLeningradskaya Pravda Narkomtyazhprom

Biography

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Leonid Aleksandrovich was born on 10 December [O.S. 28 November] 1880 in a merchant family in Nizhny Novgorod.[1] He went to Moscow Practical Academy of Commercial Sciences from 1890 to 1899. In 1900 he got into Imperial Academy of Arts and was a student of Leon Benois until he graduated in 1909.[2]

Selected work

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Stamps of Azerbaijan, 2017
  • 1934 People's Commissariat of Heavy Industry Project
  • 1930 Palace of Culture of the Proletarskie district, Moscow
  • 1928 House of Film Actors, Moscow
  • 1926 Mostorg Department store, Moscow
  • 1924 Leningradskaya Pravda project
  • 1922-23 Palace of Labor project[3]

Notes

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  1. ^ Polyakova, L. L. (May 1, 1984). "Metricheskaya kniga povedala o Vesninykh". Gazeta "Volga" №52.
  2. ^ Lisovskiy, V. G. (2003). Leontiy Benua. SPb.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. ^ Russian Utopia: a depository at www.utopia.ru
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