Vesnin brothers

Vesnin brothers

The Vesnin brothers were three brothers who became leading lights of the Russian Constructivist architecture movement during the 1920s. They were Alexander Aleksandrovic Vesnin, Leonid Aleksandrovic Vesnin and Viktor Aleksandrovic Vesnin.


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  • Leonid Aleksandrovic Vesnin — (born 1880, Nizhny Novgorod died 1933, Moscow), together with his brothers Aleksandr Aleksandrovic Vesnin and Viktor Aleksandrovic Vesnin he was a leading light of Constructivist architecture. elected bibliography*1934 Commissariat of Heavy… …   Wikipedia

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