Russia: An Architecture for World Revolution

RUSSIA: AN ARCHITECTURE FOR WORLD REVOLUTION
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Russia: An Architecture for World Revolution
The book Russia: An Architecture for World Revolution by El Lissitzky is archetypal and definitive in planning and architectural theory. The book is also a significant scholarly work in intellectual and social history. The book encompasses a supplement of excerpted literature from his colleagues- Hans Schmidt, Hannes Meyer, Martin Wagner, Wilm Stein, M. Ilyin, Ernst May, Bruno Taut, P. Martell, and M.J. Ginzburg. Together with El Lissitzky, all of these authors elucidate and inform Russia's architectural planning and designs during the early 20th century. El Lissitzky avers in the book that the invention of machines was instrumental in signaling the commencement of technological advancement that obliterated the conventional handicrafts and played a significant role in the upsurge of immense modern architectural infrastructure.[El Lissitzky. "Russia: An architecture for world revolution." (1970).]
In one century's development, current production arrangements changed the present-day architectural design and planning overwhelmingly. According to the book, October 1917 signaled the onset of the Russian Revolution and the beginning of a new phase in architecture in Russian society. This social revolution, instead of the technological transformation, played a significant role in Russia's rise as an architectural hegemony. The book also encompasses the appendix, which extends the book's main text that recounts the incidents that supplanted Lissitzky’s actions and labeled the advancements that resulted from the transitory period of Communism intrepidness to the ensuing murky era of Socialist pragmatism. A brief excursion of the Russian architecture looking at the history to the age of Lissitzky's work appears essential fundamentals for a profound comprehension of the prevailing circumstances surrounding El Lissitzky’s activities.
The book comes out clearly in illustrating that El Lissitzky himself did not know the precise date of his birth. The Russian calendar only estimated the date of his birth to be around November 23, 1890. The book is well articulate of both his personal and professional life. El Lissitzky was a devoted architectural person who played a significant role in shaping most present-day Russian architecture's prevailing designs. El Lissitzky also comes out as a committed family man who married Sophie Kuppers. There is even an element of prose in the book when El Lissitzky opines to his wife that he was not aware of the precise date he was born, and he does not even want to know. According to him, there was no significant reason to ascertain one's time regarding their life, while the end cannot be established. El Lissitzky spent the majority of his childhood in the mainstream Jewish milieu.[Evan Braun. "El Lissitzky: Russia: An Architecture World for Revolution (Book Review)." Journal of European Studies 1, no. 3 (1971): 268.]
Were it not for the undue sturdiness arising from his mother, he could have become an American citizen since his dad spent a considerable part of his life in the U.S, where he was an immigrant. El Lissitzky's father only returned to Russia after his wife declined to follow him in the United States. The book paints a picture of El Lissitzky's family background in a portent way by illustrating how his father was exceptionally well versed with education due to his stay in the U.S. This could have played a significant role to the author's, in this instance, El Lissitzky numerous mentions to American settings. The experiences of his father living abroad, coupled with his profound intelligence and knowledge and several languages and cultures, played a considerable role in shaping him to be a renowned author and architectural expert. El Lissitzky lived abroad for a significant period.
The book elucidates that he lived nearly one decade in foreign lands out of the 51 years God had blessed him with to live on the earth. It is true to account that El Lissitzky left an indelible mark in the architectural world of Russia. Sophie, El Lissitzky's wife, who later survived him, paints a picture of her husband as an effortlessly gratified person and utterly impractical in most of the activities unrelated to his work. Sophie was crucial in aiding him during the tentative period of his life, mainly when his lungs collapsed, resulting in him contemplating suicide. Only the friendship and loyalty of Sophie made him counter the idea. Not even his deteriorating health took away his passion for engaging in widespread and extensive creative activities. Surely global recognition for such a wonderful man took a long time to come, primarily due to his modesty and the virtual silence engulfing his name since his passing.[El Lissitzky. "Russia: An architecture for world revolution." (1970).]
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