architecture and revolution in russia
Russia was similar to Germany between the wars. Architects were dreamers who's ideas mainly stayed on paper. But Russia was not only digesting how to make forms out of new materials, it was trying to make these new forms reflect the revolutionary lifestyle that didn't exist yet.
Experiementers largely favored a machine look and also in creating a building that was dynamic and had motion. Litterally moving parts of the building.
The Russian architects were not as successful as their bourgousie european neighbors at making forms explemplifying the communual lifestyle they hoped for. Russian modern architects might not had enough time to fully build up a mature language. When Russia started leaning towards authoritarian rule, the architectural trends turned away from modernism. The totalitarian rulers favored architecture with very direct symbolism and was somewhat familiar with the past.
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