Революционная архитектура русского авангарда в формате ценностно-цивилизационной традиции (В. Татлин, К. Мельников, И. Леонидов)

M. N. Gurari

M. N. Gurari The Union of Moscow Architects https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7613-2745

Keywords: V. Tatlin, K. Melnikov, I. Leonidov, architectural project, “Tatlin’s Tower”, “The Red Pavilion”, Narkomtyazhprom building, Moscow, Red Square, value-civilization format, cultural traditions, iconography, architecture

Abstract

In the architectural works of the leaders of the Russian avant-garde, the most acute innovative proposals are implemented without violating the framework of the historically established value-civilization format. This is especially vividly reflected in the famous project of the tower by architect V. Tatlin (1919), in the project of “The Red Pavilion” in Paris by architect K. Melnikov (1925) and especially in the competitive projects of the building of the People’s Commissariat of Heavy Industry (Narkomtiazhprom) on Red Square by architects Konstantin Melnikov and Ivan Leonidov (1934). Guided by deep traditional ideas, the authors sought to spiritualize the new building of the People’s Commissariat of Heavy Industry on the main square of the country. Developing the centuries-old theme of Moscow architecture – the idea of unity and salvation of the world – the avant-gardists of the 20^th century embodied it anew, on a different scale and with new means.

Author Biography

M. N. Gurari , The Union of Moscow Architects

DOI: https://doi.org/10.34680/vistheo-2022-4-2-277-292

Mark N. Gurari
The Union of Moscow Architects, Russia
losin3@yandex.ru
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7613-2745

Abstract
In the architectural works of the leaders of the Russian avant-garde, the most acute innovative proposals are implemented without violating the framework of the historically established value-civilization format. This is especially vividly reflected in the famous project of the tower by architect V. Tatlin (1919), in the project of “The Red Pavilion” in Paris by architect K. Melnikov (1925) and especially in the competitive projects of the building of the People’s Commissariat of Heavy Industry (Narkomtiazhprom) on Red Square by architects Konstantin Melnikov and Ivan Leonidov (1934). Guided by deep traditional ideas, the authors sought to spiritualize the new building of the People’s Commissariat of Heavy Industry on the main square of the country. Developing the centuries-old theme of Moscow architecture – the idea of unity and salvation of the world – the avant-gardists of the 20^th century embodied it anew, on a different scale and with new means.

Keywords: V. Tatlin, K. Melnikov, I. Leonidov, architectural project, “Tatlin’s Tower”, “The Red Pavilion”, Narkomtyazhprom building, Moscow, Red Square, value-civilization format, cultural traditions, iconography, architecture

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About author

Mark N. Gurari
Deputy President
The Council for Urban Development and Preservation of the Historic Environment
The Union of Moscow Architects
str. 1, 7, Granatny per., Moscow, 123001, Russian Federation
E-mail: losin3@yandex.ru

For citation:
Gurari M. N. Revolutionary architecture of the Russian avant-garde in value-civilization tradition (V. Tatlin, K. Melnikov, I. Leonidov). Journal of Visual Theology. 2022. Vol. 4. 2. Pp. 277–292. https://doi.org/10.34680/vistheo-2022-4-2-277-292

Revolutionary Architecture of the Russian Avant-Garde in Value-Civilization Tradition (V. Tatlin, K. Melnikov, I. Leonidov)

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