Architecture in the "Stalinist Empire" style in the cultural landscape of Crimea.

The subject of the study is the features of the architectural style known as "Stalinist Empire" as part of the cultural landscape of Crimea. The article examines the concept of "cultural landscape" and its significance in the multi-ethnic territory of Russia in general and Crimea in particular, the concept of architectural style, the influence of ethnic cultures and shifting state formations on the development of styles in Crimea, the formation of a local "Crimean style" during the modern period, and its impact on the subsequent development of postmodernism. The Empire style spread during the reign of Napoleon in Western and Eastern Europe, as well as in Russia, is analyzed. The reasons for the perception of the main features of the Empire style during the USSR under the rule of I. V. Stalin are explained using examples of several architectural objects in Crimea. The article employs an ontological method regarding the history of the Empire style, a comparative method to compare the features of European and Stalinist Empire, a synthesis method to identify their common traits, and an analytical method to study individual architectural examples. The main conclusions of the research are : 1. Architectural styles are an integral part of the cultural landscape of Crimea, as they reflect the socio-ethnic and religious components, as well as the state formations that followed one another in Crimean history. 2. The basic Empire style became the embodiment of the imperial rule of Napoleon Bonaparte and spread in the countries of Western and Eastern Europe, as well as in the Russian Empire in the first third of the 19th century. It is based on the ancient order system in its ancient Roman interpretation, with the introduction of features of the palace style of the 18th century – Rococo. 3. The term Stalinist Empire refers to the style of public architecture in the USSR during the rule of I. V. Stalin, in which, as in Ancient Rome and France during the Directory period, the ideas of uniting numerous territories under a single government were embodied. The Stalinist Empire in Crimea has a number of features related to the influence of regional characteristics of Crimean modernism, making it one of the recognizable markers of the Crimean cultural landscape.

cultural landscape, Crimea, style, architecture, Empire style, Stalin's Empire Style, postmodern, rotunda, The spire, gallery