Architecture of Le Corbusier and his image in modern Russian literature

The paper examines Le Corbusier's spiritual program and the reception of this program in Russian literature. Le Corbusier did not proceed from mass production at all, but on the contrary, from the congeniality of the architect and the inhabitant of the house. His programs of building churches and monasteries implied the reproduction of Christian spiritual practices as a form of social reflection in the twentieth century. The article considers several successful attempts to discover the spiritual potential of Le Corbusier's work, reinforcing the reflexive trend in contemporary literature. In particular, the Mediterranean poetic cycle of Elena Fanailova is analyzed, where Le Corbusier is presented as the creator of the intersubjective mode of existence of Mediterranean architecture, and Oksana Stein’s neo symbolic short story about the architect is considered, where the master’s tools act as layers of culture, creating modes of enhanced loving contemplation. It is concluded that Le Corbusier’s legacy can be inscribed in religious, philosophical and phenomenological contexts, which enriches the understanding of the highest achievements of twentieth century architecture.