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The Stulov House

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In 1913-1914, architect V.E. Dubovskoy, with the participation of architect N. Arkhipov, built a residential building in the classical style on the Stulov family plot. This impressive residential building is notable for its vestibule design, created by artist I.I. Nivinsky. In the ceiling niches and on the walls, you can see paintings, and on both sides of the entrance are figures of atlantes. Above the apartment doors are small bas-reliefs. The uniqueness of the building lies in the fact that the rich decorative finish is present not only in the vestibule but also in all the apartments. The original ceiling stuccos, doors, small bas-relief inserts, and painted plafonds have been preserved to this day.

There is an opinion that the top floor housed an apartment reminiscent of a modern penthouse: the grand rooms featured high ceilings, and the ceiling of the large room was designed with Gothic vaults, from which stunning views opened up. The building's decor is inspired by Moscow Empire style, but the details are not merely copied; they are expressively stylized. The entrance portal is adorned with figures of Slavs blowing trumpets. The central risalit between two bay windows ends with a semicircular coffered niche resembling an ancient grotto with figures of ancient goddesses. These sculptures gaze down at the city from above, and they can only be seen from a distance.

The owners and builders of the house were brothers Pyotr and Nikolai Timofeevich Stulov, co-owners of the Moscow merchant 'Trading House of the Stulov Brothers,' specializing in the trade of 'Russian clothing.' Their workshop was located in the outbuildings of this estate, while the store was situated in the 'Loskutnaya' hotel on Tverskaya. The brothers were acquainted with Sergei Yesenin and his friend N. Klyuev, for whom they tailored 'Russian costumes' on order for various performances. After the revolution, the owners of the house moved to Germany, where they passed away.

In 1919 and 1920, the Moscow branch of the publishing house 'World Literature,' led by V.F. Khodasevich, was located here. In the 1920s, this house was home to the famous participant of the Narodnaya Volya movement V.N. Figner, historian S.K. Bogoyavlensky, literary scholars N.K. Gudzii and V.M. Friche. Currently, the house belongs to the Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts, and its reconstruction is now being prepared.

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