TO GENEALOGY OF ARCHITECT P.R. NIKITIN
The article presents a brief analysis of the genealogy of P.R. Nikitin, an outstanding architect of the XVIII-th century. The architect stood at the origins of Russian urban planning, creating master plans for the development of cities, street projects and houses in cities. State projects on redevelopment of major cities in the country, such as Tver, Novgorod, Kaluga, allowed revealing the master’s talent and creating the first school of architects.