ARCHITECTURAL ACTIVITY WITHIN THE STRUCTURE OF THE VLADIVOSTOK CITY GOVERNMENT: THE INITIAL STAGE

The article is concerned with design and construction activities within the structure of the city duma (parliament) and city administration during the first decade after the establishment of Vladivostok City government. In particular, it considers the influence of the municipal authorities on general plan development, improvement of Vladivostok streets, and design and construction of important engineering structures and public buildings in this seaport city at the end of the 19th century. The city architects of the period under review are listed, and chief architect’s work is characterized. The publication is largely based on archival information from the collections of the RSIA DV (Russian State Historical Archive of the Far East) and the resolutions of the Vladivostok City Duma