Viktor Sergeevich Yegerew
Viktor Sergejewitsch Yegerew ( Russian Виктор Сергеевич Егерев ; born November 18, 1923 in Botino near Moscow ; † April 20, 2016 in Moscow) was a Soviet-Russian architect. He is one of the most important architects of the post-war period in the Soviet Union and significantly shaped the architectural discourse of the time.
Life
In 1941, Yegerew graduated from school in Moscow and was drafted into the army . He lost a leg in the Battle of Stalingrad and was demobilized in May 1943. In 1944 he entered the Moscow Architecture Institute , which he graduated in 1950. After graduating, he worked in workshop No. 1 of the Mossoviet . He later worked as the head of Mosproekt-1 and Mosproekt-2 .
In 1972 he became secretary of the board of the Union of Architects of the USSR . From 1982 he headed the central scientific research institute for educational buildings. In 1988 he received the honorary title of Honored Architect of the People of the USSR , the highest honor for architects in the USSR. In total, only 45 architects were honored with this title.
He was buried in the Trojekurovo cemetery.
Works (selection)
- 1954 (with Michail Konstantinow , Feliks Novikow and Igor Pokrowski ): Krasnopresnenskaya metro station (only underground part, not the reception building)
- 1958–62 (with Igor Pokrowski , Boris Paluj , Wladimir Kubasow and Felix Novikow ): Moscow Pioneer Palace
- 1977 (with A. Schajchet, S. Abramowa, G. Sirota): ITAR-TASS building
Awards
Soviet Union
- Honored Architect of the People of the USSR (1988)
- Honored Architect of the RSFSR (1974)
- Order of the Great Patriotic War , 1st class (1985) and 2nd class
- Medal "For the Defense of Stalingrad"
- Anniversary medal "In memory of the 100th birthday of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin"
- Medal "Victory over Germany"
- Medal "20th Anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945 "
- Medal "30. Anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945 "
- Medal "40. Anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945 "
- Medal "50. Anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945 "
- Medal "60. Anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945 "
- Medal "65. Anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945 "
- Medal "Veteran of Labor"
- Medal "50 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR"
- Medal "60 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR"
- Medal "70 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR"
Russian Federation
- Prize of the President of the Russian Federation (2003)
- Order of Merit for the Fatherland , IV class
- Zhukov Medal
Web links
- Information about Viktor Yegerew (Russian)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Yegerev, Viktor Sergeyevich |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Егерев, Виктор Сергеевич (Russian) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Soviet-Russian architect |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 18, 1923 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Botino near Moscow |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 20, 2016 |
| Place of death | Moscow |