Yakov Belopolsky





Yakov Borisovich Belopolski (Яков Борисович Белопольский; Яків Борисович Білопільський) was a Soviet architect.

Among other work, he was responsible for the design of the Soviet War Memorial in Treptower Park in Berlin. He was awarded the Stalin Prize in 1950, and was granted the title of People's Architect of the USSR in 1988.

Literature

 * Berkovich, Gary. Reclaiming a History. Jewish Architects in Imperial Russia and the USSR. Volume 4. Modernized Socialist Realism: 1955–1991. Weimar und Rostock: Grunberg Verlag. 2022 ISBN 978-3-933713-65-0.