The Restoration of Moscow after 1812 Author(s): Albert J. Schmidt Source: Slavic Review , Spring, 1981, Vol. 40, No. 1 (Spring, 1981), pp. 37-48 Published by: Cambridge University Press Stable URL: http://www.jstor.com/stable/2496426 REFERENCES Linked references are available on JSTOR for this article: http://www.jstor.com/stable/2496426?seq=1&cid=pdf- reference#references_tab_contents You may need to log in to JSTOR to access the linked references. JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, and build upon a wide range of content in a trusted digital archive. We use information technology and tools to increase productivity and facilitate new forms of scholarship. For more information about JSTOR, please contact
[email protected]. Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use, available at https://about.jstor.org/terms Cambridge University Press is collaborating with JSTOR to digitize, preserve and extend access to Slavic Review This content downloaded from 129.2.19.103 on Fri, 31 Jul 2020 13:00:06 UTC All use subject to https://about.jstor.org/terms ALBERT J. SCHMIDT The Restoration of Moscow After 1812 The calamitous fire which destroyed Moscow in 1812 precipitated a momentous urban renewal, which took on special architectural significance because it made Moscow one of Europe's foremost classical cities. To a greater degree than London, Edinburgh, Berlin, or Vienna, Russia's old capital acquired a "neoclassical" look despite the reappearance in it of much that was traditional and wooden. The pur- pose of this article is to stress the significance of the fire as a watershed in the city's history, noting those planning and building antecedents that gave rise to the new city after 1812.