Yefim Vulykh ^People

Vulykh, an honored Russian architect, awarded many prizes, orders andme dals, put a lot of effort into shaping the image of the Soviet capital.The Vulykh Tower series of houses is not his only contribution to the architectural environment of Moscow. The ensembles of residential buildings on Frunzenskaya andDorogomilovskaya embankments and Komsomolsky Prospect, a 450-apartment res- idential building on Leningradsky Prospect were considered at that time to be the true achievements of urban planning. Vulykh is the author of the building of the State Circus on Vernadsky Avenue, built in 1971. The project ofthis structure with many of the most complex engineering structures at that time, removable arenas, etc. was nom- inated for the State Prize. A circus with a dome soaring in the sky, illuminated from the inside, adorns the southwestern part of the capital to this day. Tower Vulykh - a series of one-section, the most widespread not only in Moscow, but also in many othercities. Compared to the first series panel houses and Khrushchev five-story buildings, these houses were distinguished by the convenience of the internal layout and com- fort, elegant facades. They look quite modern even now, and in those days they were considered elite housing at al. It is noteworthy that most of the apartments distributed bypassing the municipal queue to venerable officials, siloviks, creative workers and other high-ranking officials were located inthe houses of the Vulykh Tower series.