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Aug 21, 2022 · Born Borukh Solomonovich Iofan, the son of “respectable middle [class]” Jews changed his name to the Slavic-sounding “Boris Mikhailovich” in response to “Russia’s vicious anti-Semitism [...]...
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Leitman's father was Boris Mikhailovich Leitman (1912—1970), one of the most prominent leaders of the construction industry of Azerbaijan SSR. Leitman's uncles Isaak Mikhailovich (1908-1938) and Saul Mikhailovich (1910-1990) were repeatedly persecuted in the 1920s and 1930s by Soviet authorities.
Aug 4, 2022 · For Boris Iofan, the most prominent of Stalin’s architects, the patronage of a murderous dictator came at serious personal risk — as much to his critical reputation as to his life. Rather than not build at all, he was prepared to build what the dictator demanded of him.
This complex was constructed on the embankment of the Moscow river in 1928-1931 by architect Boris Mikhailovich Iofan (1891-1976). It was intended as a luxury and comfortable dwelling for the elite: highly ranked party leaders, people’s commissars, high army officers, actors, writers, artists and other heroes of the Soviet regime.
Boris Ivanovich quickly went through all the paper in Nikolai Mikhailovich’s house. Then he found ten rolls of wallpaper intended for the attic. The redecorating had been put off for...
Mar 4, 2024 · From Presidential sites to the home of one of the most famous US Generals, be prepared to go out and learn a little more about some of Central Ohio’s most iconic homes.
Aug 16, 2022 · Stalin’s Architect chronicles the career and legacy of Boris Iofan, an architect who designed buildings for Soviet Russia.
