The Soviet Union Today: An Interpretive Guide

1. Introduction -- The Birth Of Architecture In Russia -- The Larger Historical Context Problems -- 2. The Heritage In Contemporary European Eyes -- Moscow -- The Provinces -- Final Impressions -- In Retrospect -- 3. An Architecture In Crisis -- Churches And Houses -- Fortification And Town Planning -- Building And Brickmaking -- Case Histories -- 4. Moscow Baroque -- Moscow Baroque? -- Moscow Mannerism? -- Nationalist Assertions -- Ukranian And Belorussian Baroques -- Conclusions -- 5. Revolutionary Transitions -- Azov: New Fortification And Shipbuilding -- A Revolution In Military Architecture -- New Currents In Civil Architecture -- A Convergence Of Taste Remodeling Moscow -- 6. Revolution Embodied: The Building Of St. Petersburg -- The Tsar's Taste The European Masters -- Masters And Students -- Revolution By Decree -- Landscapes And Interiors -- 7. The Revolution In Contemporary European Eyes -- Initial Impressions -- F. C. Weber's Description -- Other Views -- Revolution Triumphant -- Postscript -- 8. Conclusion -- The Revolution Institutionalized -- From St. Petersburg To Moscow -- To The Provinces And Beyond -- Gallery Of Plates. James Cracraft. Includes Index. Bibliography: P. 357-364.