THE MAIN EXHIBITION OF THE COUNTRY IS A SYMBOL OF THE SOVIET ERA

Abstract

Aim. To analyze the role and place of the exhibition of achievements of the national economy in the Soviet Union and the challenges faced in building the exhibition complex. Methodology and Approach. The author examines the history of the creation of the main exhibition of the Soviet Union, as well as the use of architecture and the built urban environment for social conditioning. Theoretical and/or Practical Implications. The exhibition was a unique Soviet experiment whose purpose was to illustrate to Soviet citizens the advantages of socialism. The exhibition has essentially now become a monument of the architecture of the Soviet period.