Neoclassicism in Residential and Public Buildings Architecture in Komsomolsk-on-Amur

The article presents study results of the neoclassicism examples in residential and public buildings architecture in Komsomolsk-on-Amur. The stages of the city formation and its neoclassical architecture in the socialist era are analyzed: the period of formation in the 1930s, pre-war and post-war time – 1940–1950s. The list of some of the most significant survived architectural federal and regional significance monuments of the neoclassical style located on the territory of Komsomolsk-on-Amur is given. Assessment of their current state is given. Attention is paid to little-known ones that are not objects of cultural heritage, but are interesting from the study point of view. For maximum clarity, neoclassical architectural objects, their fragments and details photo-fixation was carried out. It was concluded that it is necessary to continue neoclassicism in the Komsomolsk-on-Amur architecture study for these objects popularization and preservation as an important evidence of the historical and cultural processes in the Soviet Union. It is needed adopting these objects to modern requirements for the Komsomolsk-on-Amur and its architectural heritage uniqueness preservation.

E.G. GALKINA, Candidate of Cultural Studies, Docent of Architectural Environment Design Department (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)

Komsomolsk-on-Amur State University (27, Lenin Avenue, Komsomolsk-on-Amur, 681013, Russian Federation)

1. Dimitriadi E.M. Analysis of architectural and coloristic imagery of the cities of the Far East. Uchenye Zapiski of the Komsomolsk-on-Amur State Technical University. 2021. No. 2 (50), pp. 4–10. (In Russian). EDN: ­SYWIKW. https://doi.org/10.17084/20764359_2021_50_4
2. Vyrva A.Yu. Neoclassicism in the architectural context of Moscow in the 1990s – 2000s. Academia. Architectura i Stroitel’stvo. 2023. No. 2, pp. 85–96. (In Russian). EDN: ­PEASCO. https://doi.org/10.22337/2077-9038-2023-2-85-96
3. Kruglova T.A. The Concept of Time in Soviet Neoclassicism (on the example of architectural discourse). Vestnik of Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia. Philosophy. 2020. Vol. 24. No. 4, pp. 681–693. (In Russian). EDN: ­VKLCBU. https://doi.org/10.22363/2313-2302-2020-24-4-681-693
4. Leptyukhova O.Yu., Gordienko N.A. Scientific bases of the choice of the use of cultural heritage objects on the example of the Lapino-Spasskoe estate of the XIX – early XX centuries in the conditions of renovation. Izvestiya vysshikh uchebnykh zavedeniy. Stroitel’stvo. 2023. No. 7 (775), pp. 83–95. (In Russian). EDN: ­QCQHGY. https://doi.org/10.32683/0536-1052-2023-775-7-83-95
5. Boldyrev A.M., Shcherbakov V.I., Goikalov A.N., Bogatova T.V. Preservation and modern use of historical buildings in Voronezh urban development. Izvestiya of Higher Educational Institutions. Construction. 2022. No. 1 (757), pp. 82–91. (In Russian). EDN: ­CAMXMR. https://doi.org/10.32683/0536-1052-2022-757-1-82-91
6. Vasilyeva A.V. Moscow and Leningrad influence on the composite organization of Yaroslavl residential quarters in the 1920s and 1930s. Vestnik MGSU. 2020. Vol. 15. No. 11, pp. 1493–1504. (In Russian). EDN: ­EHBZIJ. https://doi.org/10.22227/1997-0935.2020.11.1493-1504
7. Zaplavnaya A.E., Enin A.E., Tankeev A.S. Problems of preservation and optimal renovation of the architectural and planning structure of the Voronezh Historical Center. Izvestiya of Higher Educational Institutions. Construction. 2021. No. 12 (756), pp. 77–87. (In Russian). EDN: ­WHNOEO.
8. Kopylova L.V. Neoclassicism in Russian architecture of the XXI century. Academia. Arkhitektura i Stroitel’stvo. 2024. No. 2, pp. 63–70. (In Russian). EDN: ­MLCUXL. https://doi.org/10.22337/2077-9038-2024-2-63-70