Stalin's Architect by Deyan Sudjic

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/264 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Stalin's Architect Author: Deyan Sudjic Narrator: Derek Perkins Format: mp3 Length: 8 hrs and 52 mins Release date: 01-31-23 Ratings: 5 out of 5 stars, 1 rating Genres: Architecture Publisher's Summary: This is the first major publication on the remarkable life and career of Boris Iofan, state architect to Joseph Stalin. Iofan's story is an insight into the troubled relationship of all successful architects with power. A gifted designer and a committed Communist, Iofan became the Soviet Union's most celebrated architect after Alexei Rykov, Lenin's successor, persuaded him to return to Moscow from Rome with his aristocratic wife, Olga Sasso-Ruffo. Iofan was at the heart of political life in the Soviet Union and his work is key to understanding its official culture.