«Хороший собор для таврических переселенцев»: архитектура классицизма в Нахичевани-на-Дону (конец XVIII века – первая половина ХIX века).
«A Good Cathedral for Taurida Colonists»: the Architecture of Classicism in Nakhichevan-on-Don (the End of the 18th – the First Half of the 19th Сentu

Summary/Abstract: Nakhichevan is a city on the Lower Don which was founded in 1779 by Armenians. Its history is closely connected with the policy of the Russian Empire of development of southern lands and their integration into the socioeconomic structure and culture of the country. This policy was inextricably linked with the idea of a regular city and principles of classicism. It was the first city in this district established not as a fortress, but as a trading and crafting and craft settlement. Unlike other towns of this kind, which were normally formed spontaneously, Nakhichevan was originally built according to the plan corresponding to architectural ideas of the last quarter of the 18th century. The Central square with the Church of St. Gregory the Illuminator (1783) built in the style of Russian classicism united all the streets intersecting at right angles. The Church determined the style of the most important city buildings: magistrate, theatre, parish churches, etc. Outside the city there was The Church of the Armenian monastery Surb-Khach (1781) which also became a fine embodiment of classicism. The architectural culture of Nakhichevan is based on classicism which defined the architectural appearance of the city and was appreciated by the citizens so much that even the facades of the edifices built in the period of eclecticism gravitated towards classical forms.

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