About Methodology and Ideology of Historical Research on Soviet Architecture and Town Planning

Methodological issues of historical research on architecture and town planning of the Soviet period are represented in the article within a new paradigm, which is called by the author ‘a political history of Soviet architecture and town planning’. Its subject is how architects that became ‘governmen...

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Main Author: Mark Meerovich
Format: Article
Language:Russian
Published: Russian Academy of Architecture and Construction Sciences 2014-09-01
Series:Проект Байкал
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Online Access:http://www.projectbaikal.com/index.php/pb/article/view/775
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Проект Байкал
Methodology
architectural studies
design creating
history
Soviet architecture
Soviet town planning
title About Methodology and Ideology of Historical Research on Soviet Architecture and Town Planning
title_full About Methodology and Ideology of Historical Research on Soviet Architecture and Town Planning
title_fullStr About Methodology and Ideology of Historical Research on Soviet Architecture and Town Planning
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title_short About Methodology and Ideology of Historical Research on Soviet Architecture and Town Planning
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topic Methodology
architectural studies
design creating
history
Soviet architecture
Soviet town planning
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