About the book: 2014 / Nikolai Kruzhkov’s book is dedicated to the study of one of the most significant trends in Soviet architecture - the design and construction of high-rise buildings in Moscow and some other cities. The author consistently and convincingly talks about the historical role and significance of these buildings in recreating the unique silhouette of not only the capital itself, but also some ancient Russian cities, about their influence on Soviet architecture of that period. Few people know what gigantic difficulties scientists, designers and builders had to overcome in order these high-rise buildings were erected because Russia and the Soviet Union had no experience in constructing such unique structures. This was the same breakthrough in construction technology, which can be compared with a breakthrough in space exploration. The author was able to summarize a huge amount of documentary materials reflecting many facets of the most complex creative and technological process of implementing the task. He also outlined his vision of the problem as a whole..