The architectural heritage of the British in Russia 1556-1941. Chekmarev V.

This publication is the first experience of the comprehensive study of the architectural activities of the British in Russia, where the task is solved thanks to the involvement of extensive archival, bibliographic and illustrative material.

The first chapter can be traced the construction of the initial pores: the construction of manufactory enterprises, The construction of trading courts and private dwellings in one way or another related to trade turnover and bold initiatives of the English employees of the Moscow Company.

The second chapter considers the four Russian emperors who came entirely during the reign of at once (from the era of Catherine II to the time Nicholas I) The very versatile architectural activities of the eminent British: C. Cameron, R. Adam, W. Wayet, V. Geste and A. Menlas.

The third chapter is devoted to the formation of Kronstadt and its fortifications, the construction of production enterprises, the construction of production enterprises, residential buildings and public structures in the central and northern regions of European Russia, as well as the British design proposals for the construction of permanent bridges in St. Petersburg, for the most part and the remaining unrealized.

in the entire chapter of the fourth chapter The author clarifies the device of fortifications rising to the British in Kyiv and a cable bridge over the Dnieper, the history of the formation of Sevastopol and Nikolaev, the creation of a number of city objects in Odessa, Gomel, Kislovodsk, Pyatigorsk and Essentuki, unique in its architectural expressiveness of the Gothic complex in the Crimean scarlet as well as production complexes with their residential development in Lugansk and Yuzovka.

The book will be useful to both a wide circle of readers and specialists, complementing the centuries -old history of Russian architecture with new data.