About
Neoclassical and Russian Revival architect whose work included the Savvinskoye Podvorie monastery in Moscow. Many of his 600 commissions came through industrialist Nikolay Vtorov.
Before Fame
He was a student at the Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture and attended the Imperial Academy of the Arts from 1895 until 1900. He also studied abroad in Europe.
Trivia
He built weapons factories for Russia during World War I and was a noted member of the Kadet party and Moscow Duma.
Family Life
He was born into a working-class family; his father was a mason. His breakthrough into the architectural elite was through sheer force of will and talent.
Associated With
He and Bertram Goodhue both specialized in church design.
