Beschreibung
Today Kharkivs unfortunate geographical position on the eastern edge of Europe makes it a frequent target for the Russian armys relentless shelling and airstrikes. Yet, not long ago, Ukraines second-largest city was a vibrant centre of student life, progressive art, intellectual thought, and techno-logical innovation, all spiced by the tough post-industrial identity of its citizens. Born from waves of migration, modernisation, industrialisation, and revolution, Kharkiv trod a stormy path from its origins as a Cossack military fortress to a period (1919-1934) when it was the capital of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic. This decade and a half was a golden age, marked by a dramatic construction boom that turned Kharkiv into a legendary Modernist city. In this publication author Ievgeniia Gubkina takes the reader on a journey through the citys history and architecture, from its Old Centre to its New Centre, home to Derzhprom, a Constructivist gem which was also the embodiment of a new model of social and economic relations. This architectural guide is a tribute to the indomitable spirit of freedom of Kharkivs citizens. But it is also an important act of remembering and resistance: in documenting the citys buildings in words and photographs even as many of them are, day after day, being destroyed by Russian bombs, it keeps them intact and alive in our minds as a model for the citys future.
Autorenporträt
Ievgeniia Gubkina (born 1985) is an architectural historian from Kharkiv and currently lives in exile in London. She is the author of numerous books on the architectural history of Ukraine, including the Architectural Guide Slavutych, published by DOM publishers in 2016 in English, Ukrainian, and Russian (out of print).
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