Miron Merzhanov

Miron Merzhanov
Miron Merzhanov
Мирон Иванович Мержанов
Born	23 September 1895; Nakhichevan-on-Don, Russian Empire
Died	13 December 1975 (aged 80); Moscow, RSFSR, Soviet Union
Alma mater	Saint Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering (SPSUACE)
Occupation	Architect
Movement	Socialist realism
Projects	Public buildings in the Black Sea region, Krasnoyarsk and Komsomolsk-on-Amur including Voroshilov Sanatorium and Dzerzhinsky Sanatorium in Sochi, Kuntsevo Dacha.

Miron Ivanovich Merzhanov, born Meran Merzhanyantz (Russian: Мирон Иванович Мержанов, Меран Оганесович Мержанянц, Armenian: Մերուժանյանց Միհրան Հովհաննեսի, September 23, 1895 – December 1975), 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.

Miron Merzhanov
Мирон Иванович Мержанов
Born	(1895-09-23)23 September 1895 Nakhichevan-on-Don, Russian Empire
Died	13 December 1975(1975-12-13) (aged 80) Moscow, RSFSR, Soviet Union
Alma mater	Saint Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering (SPSUACE)
Occupation	Architect
Movement	Socialist realism

Projects	Public buildings in the Black Sea region, Krasnoyarsk and Komsomolsk-on-Amur including Voroshilov Sanatorium and Dzerzhinsky Sanatorium in Sochi, Kuntsevo Dacha.