Review article

This study is a continuation of a series of articles on the military architecture of Khabarovsk. The article examines the process of evolution of the military representative architecture of the city of Khabarovsk in three key historical periods: pre-revolutionary, Soviet pre-war and Soviet post-war periods. Based on the analysis of the objects presented in the tabular explication, their stylistic features are revealed. Using the example of such iconic objects as the Military Assembly Building, the OKDVA House and the NKVD workers’ apartment building, thestylistic evolution from the eclecticism of the late 19-th century to Soviet neoclassicism is traced. It is proved that the military architecture of the city is a response not only to the utilitarian tasks of defense and management, but is also a powerful tool for ideological and urban planning influence, forming a unique image of the city as the largest military administrative center of the Far East of the period under review. The materials of the article will be part of a deeper and more comprehensive study of the military architecture of the Amur region.