STALIN’S SKYSCRAPERS AS A MONUMENT TO THE SOVIET POSTWAR URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Abstract

The paper attempts to give an objective historical coverage and analysis of the postwar era Soviet architecture in the context of the social conditions of the time. The article discusses the post-war concepts of urban development in the Soviet Union, as well as the concepts of developing the capital. The author analyzes the reasons for the transition to the construction of high-rise buildings in Moscow, the reasons for special attention of top leadership of the Soviet state to the high-rise construction. The article examines the positive effects of constructing Stalinist skyscrapers in Moscow.