Soviet Modernism Finds A Powerful Ally

Russian billionaire politician Sergey Gordeev, 34, is making a name for himself in the art world with his acquisition and preservation of Soviet-era architecture. “With his fingers in so many pies, it can seem as though Mr. Gordeev’s hands hold the fate of one of the greatest legacies of 20th-century Modernism. And while the preservationists who once feared him now fervently praise him, they privately admit to some disquiet.”