Лесковачка архитектура Василија Михајловича Андросова у светлу историографије и архивске грађе

Abstract

Vasilije Mihailovič Androsov stood out among the Russian architect - immigrants who influenced the architectural and religious practices of our area. Designing, primarily, churches and religious buildings, Androsov affected the formation of numerous rural and urban areas, marking the overall construction of interwar sacred architecture in Kingdom of SHS / Yugoslavia. Perceived as a representative sample of Androsov's religious architecture, the Leskovac opus makes for an interesting research focus. It illustrates a borad range of his work: from buildings considered the most successful examples of the inter-war ecclesiastical architecture in Leskovac area such as monumental Cathedral of St. Trinity Church in Leskovac, to more intimate places of worship, such as the picturesque church in Kumarevo; from unrealized projects (in Sijarinska Banja), and churches designed in jointly with other important period architects such as the one in Donja Lakošnica, to less ambitious, typical solutions like the small church in Bukova Glava. Museums, archives, cadastral departments, institutes for the Protection of Cultural Monuments, newspaper libraries, photo libraries, including private collections and architects' legacy are important basis for scholarly research. This paper extensively explores the materials about Androsov's Leskovac work kept in the Archives of Yugoslavia in Belgrade, aiming to help further research of his architecture.