The building of the state archives (1925-1928) in Belgrade: The work of Russian academician Nikolay Petrovich Krasnov

Abstract

The building of the State Archives (1925-1928) in Belgrade is one of the most significant achievements of the famous Russian architect Nikolay Petrovich Krasnov, whose late period works were primarily realized in the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (from 1929 the Kingdom of Yugoslavia). In order to fully understand and recognize the multiple layers of significance of this important state building, alongside the design process (from the initial idea, through construction, to final materialization), it is necessary to shed light on its role within the interwar architecture of Belgrade, while also paying attention to the ideological-political and cultural connotations of this important public building.

Keywords

• belgrade
• state archives
• nikolay petrovich krasnov
• architecture
• academicism