T.N.Velikoda

CLASSICAL DECORATION MOTIVES AND THE SOVIET SYMBOLS IN ARCHITECTURE OF MAGADAN

The Project is designed and developed by initiative of the Magadan group of the Union of Translators of Russia. The project leader is T.N.Velikoda.

The buildings of Magadan constructed in the 1940s-1960s are of a peculiar interest for the city visitors owing to the exterior décor style that is a harmonic unity of classical design and the Soviet symbols. Classical structural elements include monumental columns and small colon-nades, portico entrances, frontons (gables) and cartouches decorated with floral and geometric ornaments, also bas-reliefs, and some other features. The Stalin Empire style, which flourished and achieved its culmination in those years, is represented by the Soviet symbols, which propa-gated the all-conquering power of the Communist ideology and were to inspire people with the strong faith in the bright future of the Soviet country. These are the sculptures and bar-relief sublime images of Stalin and Lenin, also mighty figures of workers, peasants and the Soviet sol-diers; minor architectural forms typically include bas-reliefs of the Red Banner and Red Star, also the Hammer and Sickle that is the national emblem of the Soviet Union, which fit harmonically into the classical décor motives.

All photos are available in their original resolution by a mouse click.

At the top of each object page there is a link to a satellite Google map.

Copyright notice.

The site "Magadan Architecture" was created on the basis of the original layout of a temporarily unpublished book:

A.A. Shelukhin, T.N. Velikoda S53     The architecture of Magadan: classic décor style and the Soviet symbols.     The English version Tr. by T.N.Velikoda.     Magadan: Book publushing house, 2020. - 102 p.: ill.   This is the description of architectural appearance of the historical center of Magadan, namely, the classical décor style and the Soviet symbols. The city excursion material is based on the professional description of the sights of architectural interest. The Russian version of the city excursion is translated into English and Japanese. Intended for everybody interested in architectural history of Magadan.   UDC 72.036:72.04 ISBN xxx-x-xx-xxxxxx-x

All rights belong to the authors:
© (The Russian version) A.A.Shelukhin, T.N.Velikoda, 2020
© (Photos) A.A.Shelukhin, T.N.Velikoda, M.A.Trumpe, 2019
© (The English version) T.N.Velikoda, 2020
© (日本語のテキスト) ナデズダ・ベロコピトワ、 マリア・ポヒアライネン, 2020
© (Site design and code) M.A.Trumpe, 2020
© (Bibliography) O.P.Labik, 2020

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