POSTMODERNISM IN THE ARCHITECTURE OF MOSCOW AND ST. PETERSBURG: SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES
The article analyzes the postmodernism of the 1990s-2000s in the architecture of the capital cities of Russia - Moscow and St. Petersburg. Comparative analysis of a number of postmodern architectural works revealed general as well as specific features associated primarily with the originality of the historical context of these cities. Efforts to combine traditions and innovation in contemporary architecture allowed restoring artistic expressiveness of architectural works. The postmodernism in St. Petersburg and Moscow develops the traditions of the historic environment of these cities.