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Nikolai Nikitin

Nikolai Nikitin is a engineering topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Nikolai Nikitin rather than just read about it. In short: Nikolai Vasilyevich Nikitin (Russian: Николай Васильевич Никитин; 15 December 1907 – 3 March 1973) was a Soviet architect, structural designer and construction engineer, best known for his monumental structures. Biography Early life Nikolai was born in Tobolsk, Russian Empire to the family of a typographical engineer who later worked as a judicial clerk.

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Reference excerpt

Nikolai Vasilyevich Nikitin (Russian: Николай Васильевич Никитин; 15 December 1907 – 3 March 1973) was a Soviet architect, structural designer and construction engineer, best known for his monumental structures.

Biography

Early life Nikolai was born in Tobolsk, Russian Empire to the family of a typographical engineer who later worked as a judicial clerk. His father was Vasily Nikitin (1893-1956), who specialized in welding and other elements of electrical engineering. When Nikolai was 17, a snakebite left him with a permanent foot injury.

Career In 1930, Nikolai graduated from the Tomsk Technological Institute with training in construction. In 1932, he designed the train station of Novosibirsk. By 1937, he was living and working in Moscow. He turned his attention to calculations for the foundation of the monumental Palace of the Soviets which was to be constructed at the site of the demolished Cathedral of Christ the Saviour. In 1957, he was appointed chief designer of Mosproekt-2 - Institute for the Planning of Housing and Civil Engineering Construction in the City of Moscow.

Death Nikolai died on 3 March 1973 and was buried in Novodevichy Cemetery.

Selected works Moscow State University's 240 m (787 ft) high main building. At the time of its construction it was the tallest building in Europe. Built from 1949 to 1953. Palace of Culture and Science, constructed from 1952 to 1955 also in partnership with Lev Rudnev as main architect. Luzhniki Stadium 1956. Colossal 85 meter statue on the Mamayev Kurgan heights overlooking Volgograd, The Motherland Calls, used 7900 tons of concrete and steel in a dramatic sculpture design by Yevgeny Vuchetich. Ostankino Tower, completed in 1967, at 540 metres (1772 ft), the highest freestanding structure in Eurasia.

Awards and honors Honored Builder of the RSFSR (1970) Lenin Prize (1970) - for the project of the Ostankino television tower Stalin Prize, 3rd class (1951) - for the development of a long-span shed coating and a method for its removal Order of the Badge of Honour Order of the Red Banner of Labour

References

External links

Berlinale Delegate for Eastern Europe and CEE film Expert: Nikolaj Nikitin filmneweurope.com, June 13, 2014

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Nikolai Nikitin

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Nikolai Nikitin claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In engineering, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

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Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Nikolai Nikitin ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Nikolai Nikitin

In research: Nikolai Nikitin appears in engineering research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Nikolai Nikitin in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Nikolai Nikitin is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1907 births, 1973 deaths, 20th-century Russian architects, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Nikolai Nikitin outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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