A legend of Russian architecture, a constructivist architect, Konstantin Melnikov, lived a turbulent creative life, although it lasted only for a decade, from the beginning of the 1920s to the beginning of 1930s. During that time Konstantin Melnikov designed all his significant projects: the club named after Rusakov in Moscow, Bakhmetievsky garage, the Makhorka pavilion for the All-Russian agricultural exhibition, the pavilion of the USSR at the International exhibition of decorator and industrial arts in Paris, and, of course, his own house — the Melnikov’s house included in all the manuals and monographs on architecture, all of which led him to be recognised as a world architectural icon.
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