Lecture on Stalin architecture

Stalin used architecture as a political and ideological tool to reflect the modernity, ambition and triumph of the Soviet Union. After crushing avant-garde architecture (along with other experimental art forms) Stalin sought a new style that would express the image of the Soviet state: Stalinist Empire. It was spearheaded by the architect Boris Iofan – the remarkable subject of Deyan Sudjic’s biography Stalin’s Architect: Power and Survival in Moscow, shortlisted for the Pushkin House Book Prize 2022.

Join Professor Deyan Sudjic and Dr Michał Murawski on September 14, for a discussion on the architect, an exploration of architecture as an instrument of statecraft, and the personal story of one man who witnessed many of modern history’s most pivotal moments.

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