The Vesnin brothers — Leonid, Viktor, and Aleksandr — were key pioneers of modern Soviet architecture in the 1920s. They were major leaders of Modern Soviet Architecture (also known as Constructivism), a style that focused on clean lines, new materials, and practical, modern design. Their buildings and competition projects used glass, steel, and concrete to express technology, efficiency, and the goals of the new Soviet state.
They designed important works like the Palace of Labor project, the Leningrad Pravda Building, and buildings for the Dnieper Hydroelectric Station, which became models for modern Soviet architecture. They also led the OSA Group, which pushed for functional, people-centered architecture in the USSR.
Even though political changes later ended the avant-garde period, the Vesnin brothers’ early work set the foundation for Soviet modernism and influenced generations of architects.
