National Tendency in Church Building in the South of Russia from the Middle of the 19&amp;lt;sup&amp;gt;th&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt; to the Beginning of the 20&amp;lt;sup&amp;gt;th&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt; Centuries

Valentina Serebrianaya,Irina Shevchuk,Yuriy Kolyshev

doi:10.11648/j.ijaaa.20210701.13

Abstract

The study is dedicated to the church architecture of South of Russia in the 19th and early 20th centuries. South Russia represents one of the most multi-ethnic and culturally and religiously complex regions of Russia. National character thus occupies a central tendency of its church architecture. Through exploring the evolution of Orthodox church construction in the 19th to early 20th centuries, the study presents evidence of how the national expression in church architecture of South Russia developed. Both preserved and lost churches within the administrative boundaries of the Southern Federal District are considered in the study. The study builds on the theoretical basis of in-depth research on the topic, including in articles and monographs by: Borisova E. A., Kirichenko E. I., Prutsyn O. I., Slavina T. A., Shenkov A. S., Lisovsky V. The study expands existing scholarship through a detailed description of religious objects and focuses on "style" and influences. The investigation of influences on the national tendency of the church architecture of South Russia in the chosen period contributes additional material to the understanding of a difficult period in the history of Russian architecture. The question of national tendencies in architecture has received renewed interest from architects, primarily from those who work in the domain of church architecture. This makes the study’s contribution timely. Research methodology included the analysis of theoretical works and archival material. The study includes historical and contemporary illustrations collected by the author during field trips around the region

Highlights

This article traces the evolution of orthodox church building in one of the largest regions of Russia from the mid-19th to the early 20th century to show the development of the language of national tendency in Russian church architecture
In the earliest publications devoted to the subject of national tendencies in architecture, national tendency was considered a symbol of the “reactionary ruling class of Russia” [1], and “the artistic decline of capitalist architecture” [2]
All scholars of Russian architecture of the mid-19th to early 20th centuries focused their attention on the analysis of churches primarily in St

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This article traces the evolution of orthodox church building in one of the largest regions of Russia from the mid-19th to the early 20th century to show the development of the language of national tendency in Russian church architecture. Both preserved and lost monuments within the administrative boundaries of the Southern Federal region are included in the analysis and are grouped according to “style” and influences. All scholars of Russian architecture of the mid-19th to early 20th centuries focused their attention on the analysis of churches primarily in St. Petersburg. We adopt the stages of national tendency as defined by the “History of Russian architecture”

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