Historical Trends in Development of Urban Planning in Krasnodar in 1921—1941

The article examines the trends in the development of planning in Krasnodar in 1921— 1941. The empirical base contains resolutions from city government bodies, population censuses and economic statistics, reports from architects, city planning projects, maps of Krasnodar. Structural-functional and historical-comparative methods, concepts of local history and urban history are applied. The authors argue for the need for a system study of the history of Krasnodar in the analysis of the interactions of the natural environment, economic and social structures, cultural landscape, city’s role in the political structure of society. The reasons for the overpopulation of Krasnodar in the context of the NEP and industrialization are clarified. Economically justified projects of territorial planning of the city, proposed in the 1920—1930s, but not implemented due to lack of resources, are highlighted. The authors proved that the proposals of P. V. Mironov, A. A. Junger and N. I. Kalitaev had a qualified economic and engineering-architectural justification, taking into account the long-term development prospects of Krasnodar. The authors conclude that the replanning of the Krasnodar’s city structure in the 1930s carried out on the basis of prioritizing the needs of industry, with little consideration of consequences for social sphere and cultural landscape. The relevance of the study is due to the fact that projects of Kuban architectors in the 1920—1930s are useful for contemporary urban planning solutions.

Krasnodar, urban planning, city replanning, urban architecture projects