A History of Russian Architecture by Library of Congress

Library of Congress

2005

film, video

Library of Congress

A man wearing glasses and a tweed jacket stands behind a wooden podium, speaking into a microphone. He is positioned in front of a dark wood paneled wall. Architectural historian and photographer William Craft Brumfield discussed his book, "A History of Russian Architecture." The book is the most comprehensive study of Russian architecture in English, of interest to both scholars and general audiences. Illustrated with photographs taken by Brumfield, "The History of Russian Architecture" is divided into four parts: the early medieval period up to the Mongol invasion; the revival of architecture in Novgorod and Muscovy from the 14th to 17th centuries; Peter the Great's cultural revolution; and the advent of modern, avant-garde and monumental Soviet architecture. Brumfield, professor of