THE MOST MODERNIST ARCHITECTURAL PROJECT BY NIKITA KHRUSHCHEV

Abstract

Aim. To consider the role and place of architecture, as well as the social conditionality of architectural solutions, in the life of Soviet society. Methodology. The factors that determined the urban development concept of Moscow in the 60s under the social conditions of the Soviet period were identified using the methods of observation and generalization. Results. On the basis of historical experience, the current issues of architecture and construction as a means of integrated development of the socio-cultural sphere, as well as the formation of the humanitarian space, were discussed. Research implications. The impact of scientific and technological progress on the economic and aesthetic foundations of the Soviet architecture, including the subjective factor of making urban planning decisions, was analysed.