Miron Merzhanov

Architect

1895 – 1975

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Who was Miron Merzhanov?

Miron Ivanovich Merzhanov, born Meran Merzhanyantz, was a Soviet architect of Armenian descent, notable for being the de facto personal architect of Joseph Stalin in 1933–1941. Arrested in 1942 on political charges, Merzhanov continued professional work as a sharashka architect, designing numerous public buildings in the Black Sea region, Krasnoyarsk and Komsomolsk-na-Amure.

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Born
Sep 23, 1895
Russian Empire
Died
Dec 1, 1975

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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