About the book: 1987 / The book is dedicated to the life and work of the outstanding Soviet architect, academician of architecture Alexei Viktorovich Shchusev. An artist of powerful talent, Shchusev created unsurpassed monuments, among which the main place rightfully occupies the Mausoleum of V. I. Lenin. This book tells about the difficult fate of an outstanding personality, about difficult searches and happy discoveries. The narrative was brought up to 1930. Addressed to a wide range of readers.