Claim: Boris Iofan born in Odessa (third most populous city of Ukraine), his first major work was a Barvikha sanatorium and later completed the block-wide House on the Embankment
Evidence: (1891-04-28)28 April 1891
Odessa, Kherson Governorate, Russian Empire Odessa or Odesa (Ukrainian: Оде́са, romanized: Odesa [oˈdɛsɐ (listen); Russian: Оде́сса, romanized: Odessa [ɐˈdʲesə; Bulgarian: Оде́са, romanized: Odesa) is the third most populous city of Ukraine and a major tourism center, seaport and transport hub located on the northwestern shore of the Black Sea. His first major work was a Barvikha sanatorium for the Party elite (1929), which introduced him to clients at the top of the state. In 1931, Iofan completed the elite block-wide House on the Embankment (official name Дом Правительства, Government Building).