Item #54828 [MAIN ARCHITECTURE JOURNAL OF LENINGRAD] Arkhitektura Leningrada: organ leningradskogo soiuza sovetskikh arkhitektorov [Architecture of Leningrad. Publication of the Leningrad Union of Soviet Architects], nos. 1, 2 (1936); 1–3 (1937); 1–6 (1938); 2–6 (1939); 1–3, 5–6 (1940); 1, 3 (1941).
[MAIN ARCHITECTURE JOURNAL OF LENINGRAD] Arkhitektura Leningrada: organ leningradskogo soiuza sovetskikh arkhitektorov [Architecture of Leningrad. Publication of the Leningrad Union of Soviet Architects], nos. 1, 2 (1936); 1–3 (1937); 1–6 (1938); 2–6 (1939); 1–3, 5–6 (1940); 1, 3 (1941).
[MAIN ARCHITECTURE JOURNAL OF LENINGRAD] Arkhitektura Leningrada: organ leningradskogo soiuza sovetskikh arkhitektorov [Architecture of Leningrad. Publication of the Leningrad Union of Soviet Architects], nos. 1, 2 (1936); 1–3 (1937); 1–6 (1938); 2–6 (1939); 1–3, 5–6 (1940); 1, 3 (1941).
[MAIN ARCHITECTURE JOURNAL OF LENINGRAD] Arkhitektura Leningrada: organ leningradskogo soiuza sovetskikh arkhitektorov [Architecture of Leningrad. Publication of the Leningrad Union of Soviet Architects], nos. 1, 2 (1936); 1–3 (1937); 1–6 (1938); 2–6 (1939); 1–3, 5–6 (1940); 1, 3 (1941).
[MAIN ARCHITECTURE JOURNAL OF LENINGRAD] Arkhitektura Leningrada: organ leningradskogo soiuza sovetskikh arkhitektorov [Architecture of Leningrad. Publication of the Leningrad Union of Soviet Architects], nos. 1, 2 (1936); 1–3 (1937); 1–6 (1938); 2–6 (1939); 1–3, 5–6 (1940); 1, 3 (1941).
[MAIN ARCHITECTURE JOURNAL OF LENINGRAD] Arkhitektura Leningrada: organ leningradskogo soiuza sovetskikh arkhitektorov [Architecture of Leningrad. Publication of the Leningrad Union of Soviet Architects], nos. 1, 2 (1936); 1–3 (1937); 1–6 (1938); 2–6 (1939); 1–3, 5–6 (1940); 1, 3 (1941).

[MAIN ARCHITECTURE JOURNAL OF LENINGRAD] Arkhitektura Leningrada: organ leningradskogo soiuza sovetskikh arkhitektorov [Architecture of Leningrad. Publication of the Leningrad Union of Soviet Architects], nos. 1, 2 (1936); 1–3 (1937); 1–6 (1938); 2–6 (1939); 1–3, 5–6 (1940); 1, 3 (1941).

Leningrad: Iskusstvo, 1936–1941. Quartos (29 × 22.5 cm). Original printed wrappers; ca. 80 pp per issue. Illustrations, including photographs, plans, elevations. Two issues missing front wrappers (no.1, 1936 and no. 6, 1938), one issue missing front wrapper fragments (6, 1936). Overall light soil to wrappers; about very good or better. Item #54828

A substantial run (22 issues) of the main publication of the Leningrad branch of the Union of Soviet Architects, profusely illustrated with existing and projected buildings and building complexes of Leningrad. The publication is of particular interest for its information on the grandiose plans for the city of Leningrad that, due to WWII, were never realized. Issues include articles on the planning of the Leningrad House of the Soviets (built 1936–1941), Leningrad metro, comparable only to the Moscow metro in its grandeur, plans for three new stadiums in Leningrad, as well as plans for numerous new neighborhoods. Other issues feature articles on major Leningrad architects such as Aleksandr Gegello (Senkevitch 909) showing his early Constructivist tendencies and later conformity, and a memorial article on the Soviet architect and theatre designer Vladimir Schuko, co-author of the projected Palace of the Soviets in Moscow, which was never completed. Numerous illustrations of Schuko’s projects capture his transition from neoclassical to modernist/constructivist to finally Stalinist architecture. Numerous articles also treat historical subjects, including material on Leningrad’s glorious past as St. Petersburg.

As of January 2025, KVK, OCLC show two complete runs and three institutions with scattered issues in North America.

Price: €2,500.00

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