Talk:Stalinist architecture

message: Before 1917, the Russian architectural scene was divided between Russky Modern (a local interpretation of Art Nouveau, stronger in Moscow), and Neoclassical Revival (stronger in Saint Petersburg).[6
This is bullsbit. Wikipedia is a collection of propaganda pamphlets, whatever has anything to do with Russia (well, not just with Russia) is more or less propaganda written by dedicated Russophobes and ethno-scum. That's understandable and known. Wikipedia is also totally useless as a reference source because practically all the information it contains, a few chemical formulae aside, are patent falsehoods. 
What the f&*k is Russky Modern? Who wrote that - an American? 
Wikipedia does not differentiate between Neoclassical and Neoclassicist. 
Modern - in Austria Sezession and Jugendstil, in Germany Jugendstil, Art Nouveau in France in Belgium, was popular from 1880s until about 1905, though in Russia continued if not to flourish but at least to  be visible present until about 1910. 
Neoclassicist architecture (Wikipedia does not diffirentiate between neoclassical and necolassicist which is  quite unbelievable but tells a lot about  the quality of writing and of editors) came after Art Nouveau (Arts and Crafts in England or Modern in Russia) at about 1910-1911 or just before WWI, it was probably strongest in Austria, in Vienna particularly, though Vienna has fantastic examples of Art Nouveau as well, and there are great examples of neoclassicist architecture in St. Petersburg as well, not necessarily even by Russian architects, like the German Embassy building on St. Isaac's Square by Behrens. 
Until Stalin - and unlike United States where ugly, fake historical buildings were built at the time (1910s and 1920s) - like Lincoln Memorial, neoclassical architecture did not re-emerge until Stalin's times, and was not exactly confined to "copying" of old buildings (as was the case in the USA).
Stalinist architecture - whatever. The revival in neoclassicial (as opposed to necolassicist) motives which in Russia followed avantgardist period (constructivism) occurred pretty much everywhere - notably in Nazi Germany and the USA. 
Some idiot wrote on conrete panel buildings "for the workers" and compared them with the "buildings for the state" - concrete buildings, wholly inspired by foreign construction practices and by modernist ideas, appeared much later, way after Stalin's death and have nothing to do with Stalinist Neoclassical revival. 
With Wikipedia (in all respect useless, harmful in fact because young people do use it as a real encyclopedia which it is not,  but you can't avoid it because of so many links and Google rating),  an article on something as benign as architectural style is a platform for ideological pamphleteering.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.122.24.5 (talk) 09:00, 26 September 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: "appeared much later, way after Stalin's death and have nothing to do with Stalinist Neoclassical revival." --- then this article should be called "Stalinist Neoclassical Architecture" not "Stalinist Architecture". Because a massive amount of architecture that went on during Stalin's reign, and the phrase "Stalinist" that most people use, including journalists (remember Wikipedia is supposed to, in spirit, reference existing work by professionals), refers to mass industrial structures and mass-housing that actually did exist, and were built, during Stalin's era.  Decora (talk) 15:11, 14 April 2013 (UTC)

text: Please modify the article according to your views. We don't need totallydisputed tags here for long. --Ghirla | talk 13:01, 22 December 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Hi, for the most part I agree with the edits of User:86.145.18.53. The article is no longer disputed. - FrancisTyers 16:39, 22 December 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Disputed

message: this is classicism but stalinist one. builddung huge glorius buildings is not for workers, it is for stalin and the state. that's why we should call it stalinist. these are 'classicism' buildings but not the original classicism, stalinist classicism. 
Superzohar 06:45, 17 September 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Could you provide any evidence that "Stalinist Classicim" is the established name for the architecture style? --KPbIC 16:59, 18 September 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: It is known that this architecture make use of classicist elements.
it opposite of modern. soviet regime didn't let use modern architecture so architect came back in time and used clasical elements.
Superzohar 15:19, 29 September 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: One simple reason why I oppose the name, Stalinist Classicism not only applies to architecture, it can apply to many other elements: arts, music i.e. it is a broad term. Moreover just how Classic was it is also disputable, some designs did formally remind of Neoclassic European architecture, whilst others went for traditional motives, I mean the VDNKh in Moscow, all of the republic pavilions were styled after the traditional tendencies of those republics. And the Seven sisters in Moscow were based on the Kremlin Towers. So I do not see an argument out of sense of naming for confusion that it would cause. --Kuban Cossack  14:18, 30 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  changing the name 

message: This are above comments expanded to a complete article plan. 
* Background. 1920s. Constructivists vs. mass building vs. Albert Kahn etc. 
* The early years (1932-35), demise of constructivists
** Political will. 1932 crackdown on unions. 1935 Molotov's program, influence of Kirov murder
** Constructivists' own weaknesses - floorplans, quality, experience, not scalable.
** Role of arhitectural elders (Fomin, Schusev, Rerberg, Zholtovsky) and how they became official art. 
** Palace of Soviets contest
* Prewar years (1936-1941), major one-of-a-kind projects
** Not for the masses: A clear idea that St.Arch, as we see it, coexisted with lots of makeshift low grade construction.
** Attempt to do ensembles, block-wide projects and how they failed for lack of technology and commitment
** Example: Langmann (Moscow), Fomin (Kiev)
** Metro (Example: Dushkin) where non-Stalinist architecture was very well welcomed. Burov's Lace House probably belongs here too.
* Post-war (1944-1951)
** Rebuilding Kiev
** 7 sisters (who coined the name? seems like its English Wiki exclusive)
** 1950-51 Stalin prize projects (Zholtovsky, Rybitzky, Miminoshvili) as a sign of things to happen
** Ethnic varieties, example: Tamanyan (may be merged with 'Abroad', it is abroad after all)
* A turn to mass construction (1951-1957) yet still Stalinist
** 1951 MGK conference. Call for speed and scalability. Technologies for mass construction. Prefab concrete. 1951 Logutenko house at Skakovaya St.
** 1953-1957. The summit before demise. Fast-track, large scale projects (Peschanaya St.). First 'standard houses' ans the last with old quality of life and build. 
** The crackdown. Example: Hotel_Ukrayina (Kiev) 
* Revival. Examples (Paveletzkaya Plaza, Triumph, Afina block)
NVO 03:56, 28 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Suggestion to reformat the article

message: Not to start a flame war of parallel text - opinions, please. The text is naturally moscowcentric; additions on other cities and the Canals required.
Stalinist architecture, new version for review
I'll keep it in the sandbox for a while, collecting photos.NVO 13:59, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I like it, but to many weasel words like a caption "ugly" but nice. Also the Metro can be expanded, add Mayakovskaya/Ploschad Revolyutsii as an early example. The VDNKh is you are aware was began with the mosaics that were latter crudely overpainted...Also feel free to add my Gagarin Square image...It shows perfectly how the Stalinist architecture began to demise... As for neo-stalinism then IMO the first example was the white house in Moscow...it contains certain influences that are unmistaken...--Kuban Cossack 17:25, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: ok, replaced the ugly thing with something nice. through me a link to Gagarin, the one I found doesn't show much difference —The preceding unsigned comment was added by NVO (talk • contribs) 23:21, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Here is another word of advice - PURGE all americanisms from the langauge, this is an international encyclopedia and Moscow is technically in Europe which uses British English. You not need go full extreme to switch to British but International English, that IMO should be the one that wikipedia use (e.g. Metre, Aluminium etc.). It does wonders for the clarity of the article. Also a bit off note, but since you are writing so many bridge articles, why not code a template for Moscow's bridges? The image in question is the current wikipedia article... --Kuban Cossack 23:30, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: The choice of British or American spelling is left to the author of the article, as long as it is consistent, per Wikipedia's Manual of Style. Although naturally you're allowed to state your opinions. -- intgr 00:25, 7 February 2007 (UTC)

text: Sounds like a job for native speakers. NVO 08:01, 7 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Well the problem is that it is not consistant. Most of Moscow's article, for example all of the Metro stations I wrote in British English. Although its not the spelling, but its the grammar. Words like "downtown" are not found anywhere outside the US. What's wrong with using "centre" or if you like "center"? I know the manual of style, but there are things we can do that excede it...Anyway, just further wanted to mention that http://www.walks.ru 's author, Alexey Troshin has allowed full free distribution of his works, in commons there is a special template for that. This should be helpful to you. --Kuban Cossack 15:50, 7 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Content first, accents later. Anyway, I cannot write in the unfamiliar Brit language, this would be an odd invention. Last time I heard something like live Brits was an Irish-Estonian plumbers crew somewhere on Rublyovka. BTW, in Novo-Romanovskaya far from you?NVO 17:27, 7 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: New version more or less complete, please review

message: What does this sentence mean? "The ensemble that a Stalinist building will contain can be very broad, not only in the overall motif, but also in the technology that lies underneath the rich decorations." Anyone opposed to its removal? It seems rather out-of-place in the section that it's in. Recury 17:14, 9 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  IDGI 

message: Very little info on aesthetics in this article.  Stalinist architecture  to project an image of order, rigidity, repetition, and power.  Elements of prerevolutionary architecture were manipulated to create a composition of interchangible parts, a metaphor for the subjugation of the individual. Tipi Tiki (talk) 04:38, 21 December 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Aesthetics

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many building was designed as a shape of the soviet red star, like the Red Army Theatre in moscow and the metro station near the kremlin wall. פארוק (talk) 13:50, 5 December 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: the Soviet Red Star

message: is this buildings are wedding cake style ? ....... פארוק (talk) 20:42, 5 April 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: thank you :) פארוק (talk) 17:10, 9 April 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: [[White House (Moscow)]] + [[Monument to the Conquerors of Space]]

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message: I noticed that most of the buildings surrounding an open courtyard equity or a half a yard that has 1 side open and 3 closed from the other side. Am I right ? פארוק (talk) 11:34, 1 June 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  An open courtyard / half yard 

message: "Socialist Classicism" is the designated and widespread name of this architectural era. You'll also find way more Google and literature entries on this term than on "Stalinist architecture", which would rather limit it to the USSR anyway, at least to the reader's understanding. Which is of course wrong. I suggest a move. -- Horst-schlaemma (talk) 11:59, 3 April 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Name of the article - change to "Socialist Classicism" 

message: My professor for History of the Soviet Union uses the term "Stalin Gothic" to refer to this style, should I make a redirect page for that that leads to this article?
Cameron Nedland (talk) 20:10, 23 February 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: It is not even similar to Gothic style. Cathry (talk) 18:32, 17 May 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Proposed redirect page "Stalin Gothic" 

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message: This term shouldn't only be applied to East Germany; it's a term that many journalists and a significant fraction of the general public in English-speaking countries would apply to many efforts of Stalinist architecture (certainly Moscow University etc.)... AnonMoos (talk) 17:59, 2 January 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: I can attest that the German term Zuckerbäckerstil as noted in the article is also used in German mainly for the Stalinist architecture found primarily in Moscow and elsewhere in the Soviet Union. --46.93.158.170 (talk) 14:24, 22 October 2018 (UTC)
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