Boris Ivanovich Prijmak

Boris Ivanovich Prijmak ( Russian Борис Иванович Приймак ; born May 29 ^{. Jul} / 11. June  1909 ^greg. In Novocherkassk ; † 17th February 1996 in Kiev ) was a Soviet architect .

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Prijmak graduated from the architectural faculty of the Kharkov Art Institute in 1930 . From 1955 to 1972 he was the chief architect of Kiev . He taught at the Kiev Art Institute (from 1971 as a professor). Prijmak's main works can be found in Kiev (partly together with other architects):

• the general building plan of the city (1947),
• the project of leveling and rebuilding the Khreshchatyk Boulevard (1945–1954),
• the house on Leo-Tolstoi-Platz (1949–51),
• the Kiev main post office (1952–1957),
• the hotel “Moskva” (Готель “Москва” 1954–1961; today: Готель “Україна”, Hotel Ukrajina ),
• the general building plan of the city up to 2000 and the project of the city center (1961–1967), as well
• the metro stations : Завод "Більшовик" (Zavod "Bilschowyk" today: Шулявська, Schuljawska, 1963) and Нивки (Nywky, 1972).

Prijmak had been a member of the CPSU since 1952 . He was awarded the Order of Lenin , as well as other orders and medals. In 1970 he was awarded the title of Honored Architect of the People of the USSR .

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  Kiev Central Post Office (1952–1957)

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  Hotel Ukrajina (1954–1961)

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  Station "Schuljawska" of the Kiev Metro (1963)

literature

• Entry: Приймак, Борис Иванович . In: Большая советская энциклопедия . Third edition. Издательство "Советская энциклопедия", Moscow 1969–1978 (Russian).
• Entry: Приймак, Борис Иванович . In: В. М. Полевой: Популярная художественная энциклопедия . Издательство "Советская энциклопедия", Moscow 1986 (Russian).

Web links

• Short biography on the website of the KhNURE library (Ukrainian / Russian).