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Alexey Shchusev

1873 - 1949

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Alexey Victorovich Shchusev (Russian: Алексей Викторович Щусев; 8 October [O.S. 26 September] 1873 – 24 May 1949) was a Russian and Soviet architect who was successful during three consecutive epochs of Russian architecture – Art Nouveau (broadly construed), Constructivism, and Stalinist architecture, being one of the few Russian architects to be celebrated under both the Romanovs and the communists, becoming the most decorated architect in terms of Stalin prizes awarded. In the 1900s, Shchusev established himself as a church architect, and developed his proto-modernist style, which blended Art Nouveau with Russian Revival architecture. Immediately before and during World War I he designed and built railway stations for the von Meck family, notably the Kazansky Rail Terminal in Moscow. After the October Revolution, Shchusev pragmatically supported the Bolsheviks, and was rewarded with the contract for the Lenin Mausoleum. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alexey Shchusev is the 213th most popular architect (up from 228th in 2019), the 19th most popular biography from Moldova (up from 21st in 2019) and the most popular Moldovan Architect.

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Among ARCHITECTS

Among architects, Alexey Shchusev ranks 213 out of 518. Before him are Nefermaat, Charles Eames, Nicola Salvi, Eero Aarnio, Callimachus, and Robert de Cotte. After him are Hendrik Petrus Berlage, Roberto Burle Marx, François Blondel, Pierre Jeanneret, Ferdinand Fellner, and Nicodemus Tessin the Younger.

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Among people born in 1873, Alexey Shchusev ranks 73. Before him are Valery Bryusov, Duke Adolf Friedrich of Mecklenburg, Moisei Uritsky, Elena Stasova, Sidney Reilly, and Jukums Vācietis. After him are Joseph Paul-Boncour, Rudolf Rocker, Hasan Prishtina, Richard Wilhelm, Sante Geronimo Caserio, and Kyōka Izumi. Among people deceased in 1949, Alexey Shchusev ranks 67. Before him are Hanns Albin Rauter, Alfred J. Lotka, Maria Cebotari, Mariano Fortuny, Prince Ludwig Ferdinand of Bavaria, and Jacques Copeau. After him are Vladimir Nazor, Lead Belly, Erich von Drygalski, Damaskinos of Athens, Amadeo Giannini, and Douglas Hyde.

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In Moldova

Among people born in Moldova, Alexey Shchusev ranks 19 out of 107. Before him are Kira Muratova (1934), Mikhail Larionov (1881), Petru Lucinschi (1940), Iona Yakir (1896), Maria Cebotari (1910), and Vladimir Purishkevich (1870). After him are Jerzy Neyman (1894), Lev Berg (1876), Meir Dizengoff (1861), Eugenio Coșeriu (1921), Vladimir Albitsky (1891), and Lia Manoliu (1932).

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Among ARCHITECTS In Moldova

Among architects born in Moldova, Alexey Shchusev ranks 1. 

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