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HUM 54
The Urban Imagination
Timeline
Boston
Map of Boston Exhibits
Berlin
Moscow
Istanbul
Map of Istanbul Exhibits
Mumbai
Timeline of Mumbai Exhibits
Looking Backward
Blog
Contributors
2015
2016
Timeline
Boston
Map of Boston Exhibits
Berlin
Moscow
Istanbul
Map of Istanbul Exhibits
Mumbai
Timeline of Mumbai Exhibits
Looking Backward
Blog
Contributors
2015
2016
An Introduction to Soviet Architecture & Its Symbolic Power
Pre-War Stalinist (1933-1941): Stalin's First Major Project, Manezhnaya Square
Post-War Stalinist (1945-1953): Kotelnicheskaya Embankment and Stalin's Post-War Rush
Thaw (1953-1964): Taganka Theatre and the Experimental Russian Arts Scene
Stagnation (1964-1986): Circle Structures as Insular as the USSR
The Collapse (1986-1991): Their White House is Falling
Conclusion
Architectural Changes Throughout the Soviet Union: How Soviet-Era Buildings Act as a Visual Timeline of the USSR
Credits
Aaron Fogelson