Was born in the village of Ivanovka (Donetsk region, Ukraine).
Baklanov Mikhail Ivanovich
January 30th (February 12th), 1914 - January 23rd, 1990Timeline
He graduated from the school of factory education in Donetsk. He worked as a draftsman at a local metallurgical plant.
He studies at Kharkov Architectural and Construction College.
Entered the Kharkov Institute of Civil Engineering. However, he did not finish his studies.
He joined the army and was soon sent to the 17th separate airborne balloon division near the city of Bialystok.
Got captured. He was in prison camps in Poland.
He escaped and soon joined the People's Avengers partisan brigade. For active participation in the battles with the occupiers, he was awarded the medal "Partisan of the Patriotic War" 1st degree.
Sent to work in the architectural and planning workshop of the Office for Architecture at SNK BSSR.
Comprehends the science of architecture with the help of more experienced architects, at the same time working on the projects of buildings for the destroyed Minsk.
He got admitted to the Union of Architects of the BSSR.
He was awarded the Diploma of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the BSSR. In the same year, he moved to the design institute “Belgosproekt”, which he linked his further creative destiny with. Here he was promoted from architect to head of an architectural design workshop. He also received his first major order - the development of a project for the building of the State Art Gallery of the BSSR.
He received the title of Honored Architect of the Byelorussian SSR.
He ran a group of architects "Belgosproekt", then he retired.
Noticeable works
- Reconstruction of the State Russian Drama Theater of BSSR (1948—1950).
- Minsk state architectural and construction college (1954).
- National Art Museum of the Republic of Belarus (1954—1957).
- A dwelling house at the corner of Zakharov and Pervomaiskaia streets(1958).
- Belarusian national technical university (1960).
- Facilities of medical institute (1966).
- BSU (building of radiophysics and electronics faculty) (1966).
- Main building of tourist facility (1968) and rest house "Sosny" (1975) by the Narach Lake in Miadzel region.
- "The Pobeda" cinema in Internatsionalnaia street.