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SAVING S TALIN'S IMPERIAL CI T Y This page intentionally left blank SAVING S TALIN'S IMPERIAL CI T Y Historic Preservation in Leningrad, 1930–1950 Steven Maddox Indiana University Press Bloomington & Indianapolis This book is a publication of Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Indiana University Press Office of Scholarly Publishing Maddox, Steven, [date] Herman B Wells Library 350 Saving Stalin’s imperial city : historic 1320 East 10th Street preservation in Leningrad, 1930-1950 / Steven Bloomington, Indiana 47405 USA Maddox. pages cm iupress.indiana.edu Includes bibliographical references and index. Telephone 800-842-6796 ISBN 978-0-253-01484-9 (hardcover : Fax 812-855-7931 alkaline paper) – ISBN 978-0-253-01489-4 (ebook) 1. Historic preservation – Russia (Fed- © 2015 by Steven M. Maddox eration) – Saint Petersburg – History – 20th century. 2. Historic buildings – Conservation All rights reserved and restoration – Russia (Federation) – Saint Petersburg – History – 20th century. 3. Monu- No part of this book may be reproduced or ments – Conservation and restoration – Russia utilized in any form or by any means, elec- (Federation) – Saint Petersburg – His- tronic or mechanical, including photocopying tory – 20th century. 4. Architecture – Con- and recording, or by any information storage servation and restoration – Russia (Fed- and retrieval system, without permission in eration) – Saint Petersburg – History – 20th writing from the publisher. The Association of century. 5. City planning – Russia (Fed- American University Presses’ Resolution on eration) – Saint Petersburg – History – 20th Permissions constitutes the only exception to century. 6. Saint Petersburg (Russia) – Build- this prohibition. ings, structures, etc. 7. Saint Petersburg (Russia) – History – Siege, 1941-1944. ∞ The paper used in this publication meets 8. Memorials – Russia (Federation) – Saint the minimum requirements of the American Petersburg – History – 20th century. 9. Historic National Standard for Information Sciences– preservation – Government policy – Soviet Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Union – History. 10. Soviet Union – Cultural Materials, ANSI Z39.48–1992. policy. I. Title. DK573.M33 2015 Manufactured in the United States of America 363.6’909472109043 – dc23 2014017906 1 2 3 4 5 20 19 18 17 16 15 To Gillian and Clarke This page intentionally left blank CONTENTS · Acknowledgments ix · Introduction 1 1 O ld Petersburg, Preservation Movements, and the Soviet State’s “Turn to the Past” 16 2 Th ese Monuments Must Be Protected!: Leningrad’s Imperial Cityscape at War 44 3 P rojecting Soviet Power: Historic Restoration as Commemoration in Postwar Leningrad 68 4 “ When Ivan Comes, There Will Be Nothing Left”: Rebuilding and Reimagining the Historic Monuments in Leningrad’s Suburbs 115 5 B ecoming “Leningraders”: Official Commemorations of the Blockade 145 6 C old War Complications: Soviet Patriotism, Historic Restoration, and the End of Blockade Commemorations 170 · Conclusion 194 · Notes 201 · Bibliography 251 · Index 275 This page intentionally left blank ACKNOWLEDGMENTS This book could not have been written were it not for the continuous support I received from family, friends, and colleagues over the years. The project began at the University of Toronto. There I was fortunate to be among a wonderful cohort of graduate students. Many of them read parts of this book and provided valuable feedback. I would particularly like to thank Sarah Amato, Ariel Beaujot, Wilson Bell, Auri Berg, Max Bergholz, Heather DeHaan, Sveta Frunchak, Geoff Hamm, Janet Hyer, Tomaz Jardim, Alex Melnyk, Tracy McDonald, and Nathan Smith for their help and encouragement. I was also surrounded by an incredible group of mentors at Toronto, including Bob Johnson, Thomas Lahusen, Peter and Susan Solomon, Alison Smith, and Lynne Viola. Many thanks to Bob for our long conversations on history, fishing, and teaching. His encouragement and support have meant a lot over the years. Lynne Viola has been a model supervisor, colleague, and friend. I cannot thank her enough for the support and advice she generously of- fered me as a student and now as a professor. Spasibo tebe, Lynne! Many others have left their imprint on this book. Peter Aterman, Richard Bidlack, Maya Haber, David Hoffmann, Andy Janco, Catriona Kelly, Lisa Kirschenbaum, Ben Loring, Brigid O’Keeffe, and Serhy Yek- el chyk read individual chapters and provided excellent feedback along the way. David Brandenberger, Steve Norris, and Karl Qualls have al- ways been available to read and comment on drafts (often with very short notice). Sean Guillory, Christoph Gumb, Jeff Hass, Jenny Kaminer, Nikita Lomagin, Matt Lenoe, Oscar Sanchez, and Andrew Sloin all dis- cussed my arguments with me and offered insightful comments. I value ix
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