Viktor Anikin

(1918–1997) Soviet architect (1918-1997)

Viktor Anikin (Belarus, 1918–1997) is listed in the catalogue as an architect. By year of birth, Viktor Anikin belongs to the chapter ‘Modernism’ in this site’s history of architecture.

Viktor Anikin was born in Alatyr. Viktor Anikin trained at Saint-Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering. Viktor Anikin worked in Vilnius, Minsk, and Brest. Viktor Anikin became a member of Union of Architects of the USSR and Belarusian Academy of Architecture. The awards include Honored Architect of the Byelorussian SSR, Order of the Patriotic War, 2nd class, and Diploma of the Supreme Soviet of the Byelorussian SSR.

One of the best-known works is ‘Martynas Mažvydas National Library of Lithuania’. The catalogue has 2 buildings by Viktor Anikin. The dated buildings span the years 1951–1952. All the buildings in the catalogue are in Vilnius.

Contemporary architects in the same chapter include Georgy Zaborsky, Kevin Lynch, Aldo van Eyck, Bruno Zevi, and Jørn Utzon.

• Green Bridge
• Žalgiris Stadium, Vilnius