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Leonid Vesnin | |
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Born | Leonid Aleksandrovich Vesnin 10 December [ O.S. 28 November] 1880 |
Died | 8 October 1933 |
Nationality | Russian |
Alma mater | Imperial Academy of Arts |
Occupation | Architect |
Parent(s) | Vesnin Alexander Alexandrovich, Vesnina (Ermolaeva) Elizaveta Alekseevna |
Practice | Vesnin brothers |
Buildings | ZIL Palace of culture Mostorg Department store |
Projects | Leningradskaya Pravda Narkomtyazhprom |
Leonid Aleksandrovich Vesnin ( Russian: Леони́д Александрович Веснин; 10 December [ O.S. 28 November] 1880 – 8 October 1933), was a Russian and Soviet architect. The oldest of Vesnin brothers, who were influential in developing Constructivist architecture.
Leonid Aleksandrovich was born on 10 December [ O.S. 28 November] 1880 in a merchant family in Nizhny Novgorod. [1] He went to Moscow Practical Academy of Commercial Sciences from 1890 to 1899. In 1900 he got into Imperial Academy of Arts and was a student of Leon Benois until he graduated in 1909. [2]