Destruction of Orthodox Churches and Construction of Mausoleum -- Study on the reconstruction of public space in the formation of Soviet Russia

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24652068
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: European literature (English literature excluded)
• Research Institution: Hokkaido University
• Principal Investigator: USAMI SHINKICHI 北海道大学, メディア・コミュニケーション研究院, 教授 (20203507)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: ロシア / 教会 / 霊廟 / 美術館 / レーニン / シシューセフ / ソビエト

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Our purpose of the investigation was to define characteristics of public space in the process of reconstruction in the Revolutionary Russia. Destructions of Orthodox Churches and constructions of Mausoleum of Lenin or Soviet Palace are its symbolic examples. As a result of the survey we published a bulletin with a timetable of historical and cultural facts.

Free Research Field

人文学