The J. Stübben’s Book “Der Städtebau” (“Town Planning”) and Its Influence on the Works of Russian Specialists in Cities Improvement of the Early 20th Century

Abstract

The article is devoted to the book J. Stübben ―Der Städtebau‖ (―Town planning‖) and its influence on the works of Russian Specialists in Cities improvement of the early 20th century. This article describes the value of the book for the development of European town planning of the late 19th – early 20th centuries. It also contains a comparison of the two editions of Stübben's book (1890 and 1907), and analysis of the differences between two editions and the reasons for their differences. The article also describes the formation of the science city improvement in Russia in the early 20th century, and provides an overview the works of the first Russian specialists involved in this science. Particular attention is paid to the analysis of the influence of Stübben's book on the work of Russian specialists in Cities improvement, who wrote about this work of their German colleague with the permanent