Query from Colleague in China (via Greg Castilo)

>  Dear Colleagues,

Please respond directly to Dr. Hung's e-mail address.
Thank you,
Pamela


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>My name is Chang-tai HUNG, and I am a professor of humanities at the
>Division of Humanities, The Hong Kong University of Science and
>Technology. My field is modern Chinese cultural history, and my current
>research interest is the influence of Soviet architecture and architects
>on contemporary China, especially during the 1950s--the early years of the
>People's Republic of China.
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>I am writing to seek your advice on Soviet architectural influence in the
>Chinese context, namely, information about several Soviet architects who
>had come to China as experts in the early days of the People's Republic.
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>The Chinese government invited many Soviet experts to come to China to
>help building a new country in the early 1950s. Among these experts, there
>were a few architects. I have come across a number of their names, but
>they only appeared in Chinese transliteration, not in Russian or in
>English. I have searched in vain for their information. Below are their
>names (all in approximate Chinese transliteration):
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>(1) Balannikov (Vice-Mayor of Moscow?); (2) Bo Abulamov (?); and (3) Muxin
>(Mukhin?)---a female architect. These three came around 1949-1950.
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>Then later on, around 1953-1954, another group of Soviet architects also
>arrived, with names such as (4) Boboliuv (?); and (5) Aseyev (?).
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>I am wondering if you have come across these names in your research, and
>could kindly provide me with some information about them (such as
>biographical material)? Could you, if possible, answer briefly the
>following questions:
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>(1) Do you know their correct names in Russian (English spellings in the
>Library of Congress system of transliteration)?
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>(2) Where can I find more information about them? (Russian and English
>sources, if any?) (I read very primitive Russian, but can ask experts for
>help if the materials are in Russian language)
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>(3) Are there scholars now in the West and in Russia who have done
>research in this particular field, namely, the influence of Soviet
>architecture and architects on contemporary China? If so, could you
>provide names for contact?
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>(4) Are there archives in Russia which contain Russian and Soviet
>information about Soviet architects' role in China?
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>(5) Are there archival materials on Russian architecture and architects
>located in the United States?
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>Any help you can provide will be greatly appreciated. Again, my gratitude
>to you for your kind attention.
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>Sincerely,
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>Chang-tai Hung
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>Professor of Humanities
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>Division of Humanities
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>The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Clear Water Bay,
>Kowloon Hong Kong
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>Tel: (852) 2358-7805
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>Fax: (852) 2358-1469
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>E-mail: [email protected]
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