Yalta authorities deny the barbaric demolition of Krasnov's house
The authorities of Yalta are in a hurry to disown the scandal with the demolition of the house of architect Nikolai Krasnov, famous far beyond the borders of Crimea and Russia.
The building that Krasnov will build for himself on Nikolaevskaya Street stood for more than 100 years, but was not included in the list of objects of cultural heritage protection, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
“A week ago, when information appeared on social networks, we tracked it and sent a request to the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Crimea, which keeps records of objects. According to information that has not yet been confirmed, what we see on the website of the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Crimea is not an object of cultural significance. This object was private property, as a non-residential building,” explained First Deputy Head of the Yalta Administration Evgenia Bavykina.
The Yalta administration reported that the building was private property. No one restored the object, and no one lived in the house.
According to the owner, the building showed signs of disrepair.
The fact that the building was the administrative building of the Zarya boarding house implies its non-residential status. The mansion in the Art Nouveau style was strong, despite its centuries-old age - Krasnov built it with the intention of passing it on to his descendants along with the drawing workshop.
Even on May 1, the building was intact, and even the window openings in it were glazed, as was the front door with a luxurious main staircase. Yalta local historians learned that Krasnov’s house was going to be demolished in April of this year. Then they turned to the Crimean Republican branch of the All-Russian Society for the Protection of Historical and Cultural Monuments. A statement and historical certificate was prepared stating that the house had value, and Krasnov lived in it from 1903 to 1918 until his emigration to Serbia.
A response came from the Ministry of Culture of Crimea that the application had been accepted and would be considered at the scientific and methodological council. At this point, the mansion is demolished.
It is clear that recognizing the value of a lost building in hindsight is pointless. For historians and local historians, the irreplaceability of the loss is obvious - Krasnov was the author of the architectural ensemble of that imperial Yalta, the appearance of which is changing irrevocably.
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