Constructivist architecture
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Constructivist architecture was a constructivist style of modern architecture that flourished in the Soviet Union in the 1920s and early 1930s. Abstract and austere, the movement aimed to reflect mode
Tatlin's Tower, The Monument to the Third International, 1919 (Vladimir Tatlin)
Shukhov Tower, Moscow, 1922.
The print shop of Ogonyok magazine designed by El Lissitzky
Zuev Workers' Club, 1927
Postconstructivism
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Postconstructivism was a transitional architectural style that existed in the Soviet Union in the 1930s, typical of early Stalinist architecture before World War II. The term postconstructivism was co
Moscow, Park Kultury, Entrance pavilion, by G.T.Krutikov, V.S.Popov, 1935, demolished 1949. Note the slim, square columns without capitals.
Ivan Fomin. Kursky Rail Terminal, 1933
Ilya Golosov. Yauzsky, 2, 1936–1941
Ilya Golosov. Yauzsky, 2, fragment