About the authors
| First name, Middle name, Last name, Scientific degree, Scientific rank, Current position. Full and brief name of the organization, The organization address. | Arina E. Agafonova, graduate student, Kazan State University of Architecture and Engineering, Kazan, Russian Federation Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Rinat K. Mukhitov, Associate Professor, PhD in Architecture, Kazan State University of Architecture and Engineering, Kazan, Russian Federation Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . |
| Title of the article | Unknown pages from the life of the Kazan architect of the beginning XX century Konstantin Savvinovich Oleshkevich |
| Abstract. | Problem statement. Konstantin Savvinovich Oleshkevich is a well-known architect and professor of XX century, who made a significant contribution to the development of architecture and construction education in Kazan. He stood at the origins of Kazan Industrial Institute and was the founder of the Art Nouveau style. The purpose of the research is to study the little–known period from 1870 - 1900 in his biography. The objectives of the research are: to recreate a holistic picture of life and identify the factors that influenced the creative path of the architect during this period. Results. The results of the research present newly found archival information from the architects life. For the first time in the State Archive of the Republic of Tatarstan in Kazan Provincial Gendarmerie Department fund, in Kazan, information about the family of Konstantin Savvinovich was discovered. In the Central State Archive of St. Petersburg, where the fund of the Institute of Civil Engineers of Emperor Nicholas I is kept, an architects diploma and detailed information about his institute years of life were found. Conclusions. Thanks to the research done, new facts about the early little-known period of life from 1873-1900 of the Kazan architect K.S. Oleshkevich were identified and brought together. The data that influenced his creative activity and the reasons for moving to Kazan were also discovered and restored. |
| Keywords. | architect K.S.Oleshkevich, Vilna Real School, Institute of Civil Engineers, family, creative activity. |
| For citations: | Mukhitov R.K., Agafonova A.E. Unknown pages from the life of the Kazan architect of the beginning XX century Konstantin Savvinovich Oleshkevich// News KSAUE 2023 № 1(63),р.175-185, DOI: 10.52409/20731523_2023_1_175, EDN: UAGUVS |
