Small and Historic Towns of Siberia: Olyokminsk

Authors

  • Nikolai Kradin RAACS; Pacific Ocean State University

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7480/projectbaikal.62.1567

Published

2019-12-04

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Articles

How to Cite

Small and Historic Towns of Siberia: Olyokminsk. (2019). Project Baikal, 16(62), 170-181. https://doi.org/10.7480/projectbaikal.62.1567

Keywords:

Spasskaya Church; stone fence; skoptsy; development; Lena River; window surrounds and decoration; trading barns; Spassky Cathedral

Abstract

Basing on his study of archival and literature materials, as well as his field observations and photofixation, the author explores architecture of Olyokminsk, one of the first historic towns in Siberia. He analyzes the wooden architecture of the town, stone structures, decoration of residential buildings, window surrounds, as well as the planning structure of Olyokminsk. The architecture of the lost part of the city, skoptsy’s settlement Spassky, is analyzed too.