Nikitin Nicholay Vasilyevich

Then the Nikitin family moved to the city of Nikolaevsk,now Novosibirsk. In 1930 Nikolai Nikitin successfully graduated from the architecture department of the Technology Institute in Tomsk.

As soon as Nikolai Nikitin graduated from the institute, he was appointed one of the architects in Novosibirsk.
The beginning of his creativity

In 1932, Nikitin Nikolai took the first steps in creating his scientific works. He took part in the project of a wind power station. It was planned to build it on the mountain peak Ai-Petri in the Crimea.
Wind power plant

In the late 1930s, the architect Nikolai Nikitin lived in the capital, and here he worked. So, one of the most famous projects was the Palace of Soviets that was never built.
Palace of the Soviets

The main building of the University named after MV Lomonosov at the time of construction was the highest in Europe. It was 240 meters high.
Moscow University named after Lomonosov

Luzhniki
In 1954 Nikitin took part in the creation of Luzhniki

Motherland
In 1959 Nikitin and Vuchetich began to create the sculpture "Motherland"

The height of the tower was 540 meters. (1967), it was one of the tallest buildings of its kind.
Ostankino Tower

Nikolai Nikitin, lived an amazing life. He died in 1973 on March 3.
We should be proud that Nikolai Nikitin was born in Tobolsk and designed fantastic beautiful buildings and the greatest monument in Volgograd.
In memory of this great man, in Ishim there is a monument dedicated to him

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He was born in:
a)1907
b)1903
c)1905

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Did he live in Ishim?
Yes
No

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The height of the Ostankino TV tower is:
a)540m
b)240m
c)630m
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The monument to «Mother-land is in:
a)Moscow
b)S-Peterburg
c)Volgograd
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