Semyon Akimovich Kallistratov (1874-1966) - Russian and Soviet architect . The main activity is associated with Saratov and Novorossiysk .
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| Basic information | |
| A country |  Russian Empire of the  the USSR |
| Date of Birth | January 26, 1874 |
| Place of Birth | Korean village, Rylsky uyezd , Kursk province |
| Date of death | November 2, 1966 (92 years old) |
| Place of death | Novorossiysk |
| Work and Achievements | |
| Study | University of Lausanne |
| Worked in the cities | Novorossiysk , Saratov , Moscow |
| Architectural style | modern |
| The most important buildings | "City house" Novorossiysk, city theater (destroyed in 1942) Novorossiysk, hotel "Astoria", reconstruction of the Saratov Conservatory |
| Town-planning projects | Raevsky Boulevard (now the street of the Novorossiysk Republic ), Aleksandrovsky Boulevard (now the street of Victory), the design of the water supply in Novorossiysk. |
| Unrealized projects | project of a monument to the liberators of Novorossiysk, on Freedom Square. |
Biography
Semyon Akimovich was born on January 26, 1874 in the village of Korean Rylsky district of the Kursk province in the family of a rural priest and teacher. He graduated from a real school, then a survey school (in Rylsk ). Kallistratov’s brother took part in the speeches of the People’s Volunteers , and therefore, Semyon Akimovich himself fell into the circle of suspects in involvement in the speeches. In 1894 he was forced to migrate to Switzerland .
In Switzerland, Kallistratov entered the University of Lausanne . He paid for his studies, earning private lessons. At the university, which he graduated in 1904, he acquired the specialty of civil engineer.
In the same 1904 he returned to Russia. In Novorossiysk , his professional path begins. There Semyon Akimovich worked as a city architect.
Architect Activities
In Novorossiysk, a number of buildings were built according to Kallistratov's designs. The most remarkable of them is considered to be the building of the city government.
In 1911, the architect moved to Saratov. In 1912, it was decided to open a conservatory in Saratov. The building of the music school, which was supposed to house the conservatory, it was decided to rebuild. The building was originally built in 1902 by the architect Alexander Yulievich Yagn . Contemporaries negatively evaluated the architecture of this building. Semyon Akimovich brilliantly coped with the first task set before him. The building has been expanded and its facade completely redesigned. The building is remembered for its towers with spiers and weathercocks, Gothic pointed peaked pinnacles, ridge grids, lancet arches of windows and a large round rose window. The Saratov State Conservatory is rightfully considered one of the architectural symbols of the city.
In 1917, Kallistratov erected another architectural symbol of the city in Saratov - the building of the Astoria Hotel . The construction of the hotel was completed by the fall of 1917 . The hotel had 83 rooms. Distinctive features of the building are massive pylons extended to the entire height of the building, an open gallery of the fourth floor, statues of medieval knights and messengers. The sculptures were made according to the sketches of the sculptor Dunduk Pavel Fedorovich. After the revolution, the building was used to house various government offices. However, already in 1925 the Astoria Hotel again started operating. In 1956, the Astoria Hotel was renamed the Volga. This name has been preserved to this day.
The architect also erected the following buildings in Saratov:
- Kufeld girls' gymnasium (on the corner of Pervomaiskaya and Radishcheva streets)
- school number 2 (on the corner of Michurin and Khuslyanov streets)
- School No. 99 (at the corner of Kutyakov and Universitetskaya Streets )
- Surgical building of the 1st city hospital
In 1922, Kallistratov moved to Moscow . In Moscow, he was engaged mainly in administrative work.
In 1948, the architect retires, but still continues to work as an architect, now mainly in Novorossiysk . In 1955, the master built his own small house, in which his handwriting is accurately read. Simon Akimovich lived in this house until his death in 1966 .
Family
The wife of the architect is Evgenia Vladimirovna Tseshkovskaya. Two children: daughter Natalia, son Nikolai. In Saratov, he and his family lived in a house on the corner of Malaya Kostrizhna and Volskaya.
Literature
- Valeev V. Kh. From the history of the Saratov churches: A brief illustration. directory. - Saratov: Volga Prince. Publishing House, 1990.
- Provotorova M.V. Modern: Album. - Saratov: Printing Studio "CHARA", 2008.
- Semenov V. N. In the old days of Saratov ;: Essays and stories about the past of our region. - Saratov: Regional Volga book of publishing "Children's Book", 1994.
- Semenov V.N., Semenov N.N. Saratov merchant. - Saratov: Publishing house of the Volga magazine, 1995.
- Terekhin C. Century and stones: Monuments of architecture of the Saratov region. - Saratov: Volga. Prince Publishing House, 1990.
- Holy Kallistratov A. Clearance sheet of the Nativity of the Theotokos Church p. Korensky Rylsky district of the Kursk province for 1877, OKU "State Archive of the Kursk region", f. 483, op. 1, d.38, l. 11, 12 vol., 13.