The “Stalinist Empire” in Voronezh. A.V. Mironov and Voronezh State University of Forestry and Technologies
https://doi.org/10.28995/2686-7249-2025-7-46-68
Abstract
The article is devoted to soviet architecture and its aesthetic role in the cultural space of a provincial city. The problem of the specificity and origin of the “Stalinist Empire” in Voronezh and its aesthetic role is still remain poorly studied and meanwhile this is an extensive and invaluable layer for the history of architectural styles, significantly expanding the understanding of the culture of our country in those years. The first part of the work reveals the problem of the origin of the “Stalinist Empire” style and based on the analysis of various sources and architectural structures of that time, a number of its distinctive features were compiled. The second part is devoted to the talented representative of the Voronezh architectural school of the 20th century A.V. Mironov who created and restored many houses and buildings in this style after the war, and afterwards became a successful lecturer of the “art of construction”. In the last part Voronezh State University of Forestry and Technologies is chosen as a striking example of the work of the architect. Its stylistic and aesthetic originality is analyzed.
Keywords
Voronezh,
province,
A.V. Mironov,
soviet architect,
architecture,
the “Stalinist Empire”,
aesthetic,
style
About the Author
Yu. I. Pivovarova
Voronezh State University of Forestry and Technologies
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Yulia I. Pivovarova, Cand. of Sci. (Cultural Studies)
8, Timiryazev St., Voronezh, 394087
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Pivovarova Yu.I. The “Stalinist Empire” in Voronezh. A.V. Mironov and Voronezh State University of Forestry and Technologies. RSUH/RGGU Bulletin: “Literary Teory. Linguistics. Cultural Studies”, Series. 2025;(7):46-68. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.28995/2686-7249-2025-7-46-68
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