Lyubow Usava

Lyubow Demeetriyevna Usava
Born(1921-09-06)6 September 1921
Irkutsk, USSR
Died2 January 2015(2015-01-02) (aged 93)
Minsk, Belarus
NationalityBelarusian
Other namesBelarusian: Любоў Дзмітрыеўна Усава
OccupationArchitect
Years active1947–1989
Notable workMaksim Gorky Central Children's Park
SpouseVasily Gerashchenko

Lyubow Demeetriyevna Usava (Belarusian: Любоў Дзмітрыеўна Усава also sometimes transliterated as Lyubov Demeetriyevna Oosava) (6 September 1921 – 2 January 2015) was a Russian-born Belarusian architect. After World War II, she and her husband moved to Minsk and worked on the restoration of the city. She was involved in many projects ranging from schools and government buildings to parks and reservoirs. In 1989, her name was inscribed in the Book of Honor of the Minsk Project Institute.[1]

  1. ^ "Автор многих знаковых зданий Минска архитектор Любовь Усова ушла из жизни 2 января" (in Russian). Belarus Today. 8 January 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2020.