Ivan Sergeyevich Kuznetsov

Ivan Sergeyevich Kuznetsov was a Russian architect primarily known for his pre1917 works in Moscow, Moscow suburbs, and Vichuga. Born into a workingclass family, Kuznetsov independently broke into the elite architecture society of Moscow. He worked in many different styles, but was most successful in Neoclassical architecture and Russian Revival. He excelled in industrial architecture, and designed more than 600 buildings through the commissions of Nikolay Vtorov. Kuznetsov remained in high demand during the Soviet period.

Kuznetsov was born on May 27, 1867, the son of a peasantmason in Porteskoye, a settlement in Vladimir Oblast. In 1884, Kuznetsov was accepted to the Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture, and completed his schooling in 1889 with a Big Silver Medal, granting him the right to oversee construction work. From 1887 to 1895, he was assistant to Fyodor Schechtel, and from 1889 he was working for the Department of Empress Maria . From 1895 to 1900, Kuznetsov continued his studies in the Imperial Academy of Arts. He studied in Europe, and received the degree of an artistarchitect.

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