Vasily Bazhenov, a Russian architect, died.
Vasily Ivanovich Bazhenov (March 1 (12), 1737 [or 1738] –August 2 (13), 1799) was a Russian neoclassical architect, graphic artist, architectural theorist and educator. Bazhenov and his associates Matvey Kazakov and Ivan Starov were the leading local architects of the Russian Enlightenment, a period dominated by foreign architects (Charles Cameron, Giacomo Quarenghi, Antonio Rinaldi and others). In the 1770s Bazhenov became the first Russian architect to create a national architectural language since the 17th century tradition interrupted by Peter I of Russia.
Born into a family of a priest, Bazhenov studied in Moscow and at the Academy of Fine Arts where he earned a scholarship to continue architectural studies in Western Europe. On his return to Russia in 1765, Bazhenov was elected a member of the Russian Academy of Sciences and given the assignment of redesigning the Moscow Kremlin. He was very influential in the creation of a uniquely Russian architectural tradition.
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