History Extended Essay
History Extended Essay
20th Century Stalinist Architecture
How did the creation of Stalin’s ‘Seven Sisters’ transform Moscow into a contemporary city while simultaneously presenting Soviet Communism to the world 1947-1957?
May 2013 Word Count: 3438
Table of Contents
Abstract ………………………………………………………………………………….. 3
Introduction ……………………………………………………………………………… 4
Background Information ………………………………………………………………… 6
Influences of Stalinist Architecture …………………………………………………....... 9
Relevance of Stalinist Architecture from 1945-1957 ………………………………….. 12
Incorporation of Moscow’s Seven Sister Buildings into the city ……………………… 15
Moscow’s gradual progression into a contemporary European City …………………... 17
Conclusion ……………………………………………………………………………... 19
Sources ………………………………………………….……………………………… 22
On the Cover (Figure 1) – Kotelnicheskaya Embankment residential complex dominates over the Kremlin Cathedrals in Moscow’s skyline.
1. Abstract Stalin’s Seven Sister buildings (Vysotki) irreversibly transformed the vast skyline of Moscow, and ultimately aided Stalin in his pursuit of a contemporary European city after World War II. Although these massive architectural masterpieces hold a legacy that resonates magnificence throughout the architectural aspects of Stalin’s era, the Seven Sisters hold a controversial history behind them, considering the fact that the housing needs of the proletariat were disregarded after 1945 up until Khrushchev’s epoch. I have thus decided to investigate the means in which Stalin’s Seven Sister buildings transformed Moscow into a modern city whilst displaying Soviet communism to the world. Therefore, the subsequent question that comprehensively investigates the social, political and economic impacts of the Seven Sisters is: How did the creation of Stalin’s ‘Seven Sisters’ transform Moscow into a contemporary city while simultaneously presenting Soviet Communism to the world from 1947-1957?
This paper will investigate
20th Century Stalinist Architecture
How did the creation of Stalin’s ‘Seven Sisters’ transform Moscow into a contemporary city while simultaneously presenting Soviet Communism to the world 1947-1957?
May 2013 Word Count: 3438
Table of Contents
Abstract ………………………………………………………………………………….. 3
Introduction ……………………………………………………………………………… 4
Background Information ………………………………………………………………… 6
Influences of Stalinist Architecture …………………………………………………....... 9
Relevance of Stalinist Architecture from 1945-1957 ………………………………….. 12
Incorporation of Moscow’s Seven Sister Buildings into the city ……………………… 15
Moscow’s gradual progression into a contemporary European City …………………... 17
Conclusion ……………………………………………………………………………... 19
Sources ………………………………………………….……………………………… 22
On the Cover (Figure 1) – Kotelnicheskaya Embankment residential complex dominates over the Kremlin Cathedrals in Moscow’s skyline.
1. Abstract Stalin’s Seven Sister buildings (Vysotki) irreversibly transformed the vast skyline of Moscow, and ultimately aided Stalin in his pursuit of a contemporary European city after World War II. Although these massive architectural masterpieces hold a legacy that resonates magnificence throughout the architectural aspects of Stalin’s era, the Seven Sisters hold a controversial history behind them, considering the fact that the housing needs of the proletariat were disregarded after 1945 up until Khrushchev’s epoch. I have thus decided to investigate the means in which Stalin’s Seven Sister buildings transformed Moscow into a modern city whilst displaying Soviet communism to the world. Therefore, the subsequent question that comprehensively investigates the social, political and economic impacts of the Seven Sisters is: How did the creation of Stalin’s ‘Seven Sisters’ transform Moscow into a contemporary city while simultaneously presenting Soviet Communism to the world from 1947-1957?
This paper will investigate