Mikhail
Vasilyevich Posokhin

Nar. architect Of the USSR (1970), full member AH the USSR (1979). Member of the CPSU since 1961. Of the workers. He graduated from the Moscow Institute of architecture (1938). From 1935 he worked in the architect. the Studio of A. V. Shchusev, then in the. architect.-design organizations in Moscow. In 1960-84 chief architect of Moscow. Simultaneously. in 1963-67 Deputy. PREV. Gosstroy of the USSR. Author project (with A. Mndoyantz, etc.) high-rise building on the square (1949-54), the Kremlin Palace of congresses (1959-61), construction of Kalinin prospect (1964-69), a complex of buildings of the CMEA (1969), the sports complex "Olympic" (1975-80), international trade Centre (1974-80) and other buildings in Moscow. The Winner Of The St. (1949) and Flax. (1962) St. author of the book. The "city of man" (1973).

POSPELOV Boris (1923-1985) Orientalist, doctor of historical. Sciences (1979). A participant of the war. He graduated from the MIV (1960). Worked in Moscow. ed-wah. 1978 et al. In the Far East of the USSR. Tr. on the history and modern problems of polit. movements in Japan, including kN. "Ideological currents of modern Japan" (1988).

(1910, Tomsk — 1989, Moscow) — Soviet architect. National architect of the USSR (since 1970). Moscow chief architect in 1960-1982.

Born in 1910 in Tomsk in the family of a publishing worker and librarian. After graduation from high school he worked on the construction of the Kuznetsk metallurgical combine, in 1931, received the diploma of engineer. Worked in the design Department, Go. Moved to Moscow in 1935, where he was accepted to his Studio at the Architectural Institute (MARCHI) A. V. Shchusev. Here he became acquainted with A. A. Mndoyants, who became co-author of major works Posokhin until his death in 1966. In 1938 Posokhin graduated the Moscow architectural Institute.

The restructuring of the Ministry of defense of the USSR on Vozdvizhenka (1943-1946) was the first independent work Posokhin. The draft high-rise building on Uprising square (Kudrino) (1948-1954) the architect has received in 1949 Stalin prize.

In the late 1950-ies Posokhin was one of the first architects to actively apply the principles of prefabricated house building (prefabricated houses on the street Kuusinen, 1956-1957). In 1960, he became the chief architect of Moscow, and remained in this position until 1982, and under his leadership developed a new General plan of Moscow. He was also Chairman of the Committee on civil construction and architecture under the Gosstroi of the USSR and Deputy Chairman of the USSR state Committee for construction (1963-1967).

Many of the projects Posokhin was subjected to much criticism. The most controversial of them is the construction of the New Arbat, popularly known as "false teeth of Moscow" and "Mishkin books". When laying the trunk was destroyed historic and picturesque area of Moscow, a Dog Playground.

Posokhin died in Moscow on 22 January 1989.

The name of Mikhail Vasilyevich Posokhin has the Moscow enterprise "Mosproject-2" Control design of public buildings and structures.