Ivan Fomin (1872–1936) was a Russian architect born in Oryol and trained at the Imperial Academy of Arts in St. Petersburg. He began his career as a neoclassical architect, drawing heavily on ancient Roman and Greek forms. After the Russian Revolution, Fomin adapted his style to fit the new Soviet state, becoming a key figure in shaping modern Soviet architecture.
Through major public projects, urban planning work, and his role as a teacher, Fomin helped steer Soviet architecture away from experimental Constructivism toward the monumental style that later defined the Stalinist era.
