Nikolai Lvovich Markov (russian: Николай Львович Марков, fa, نیکولای مارکف, 9 January 1883 – 19 November 1957) was a Russian architect working in Iran.

Biography

Prior to his decisive settling in

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...

, Markov was a high-ranking member of the Imperial Russian army, and fought in the

Caucasus The Caucasus () or Caucasia (), is a region between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, mainly comprising Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia (country), Georgia, and parts of Southern Russia. The Caucasus Mountains, including the Greater Caucasus range ...

against the

Bolsheviks The Bolsheviks (russian: Большевики́, from большинство́ ''bol'shinstvó'', 'majority'),; derived from ''bol'shinstvó'' (большинство́), "majority", literally meaning "one of the majority". also known in English ...

under Colonel

Nikolai Baratov Nikolai Nikolaevich Baratov (russian: Николай Николаевич Баратов) (February 1, 1865 – March 22, 1932) was an Imperial Russian Army general during World War I and the Russian Civil War. Early career Baratov was born i ...

, the commander of the Russian forces in Iran and to whose staff he was attached, and had served with the fanatically anti-Bolshevik Major-General Lazar Bicherakov, another one of Baratov's senior officers. A staunch supporter of the White movement, in the years around and after the

Bolshevik Revolution The October Revolution,. officially known as the Great October Socialist Revolution. in the Soviet Union, also known as the Bolshevik Revolution, was a revolution in Russia led by the Bolshevik Party of Vladimir Lenin that was a key moment ...

, he had served as a captain in the

Persian Cossack Brigade , image = Persian Cossack Brigade.jpg , caption = Persian Cossack Brigade in Tabriz in 1909 , dates = 1879–1921 , disbanded = 6 December 1921 , count ...

under General

Vsevolod Starosselsky Vsevolod Starosselsky (Vsevolod Dmitryevich Staroselsky, russian: Все́волод Дми́триевич Старосе́льский; 7 March 1875 – 29 June 1935) was a Russian military officer of Russian and Georgian noble background, known ...

as well. Nikolai Markov later worked for the Municipality of Tehran where he built many buildings.

Alborz High School Mandegar Alborz High School ( fa, دبیرستان ماندگار البرز) is a college-preparatory high school located in the heart of Tehran, Iran. It is one of the first modern high schools in Asia and the Middle East, named after the Alborz ...

, the Post Office and Telecommunications of Tehran, factories and even a mosque. He was buried at the

Doulab Cemetery Doulab Cemetery is a historical cemetery situated in the eastern suburbs of Tehran, Iran. One of the most important Christian cemeteries, it consists of five sections: * Armenian Apostolic * Eastern Orthodox (Russians, Georgians and Greeks) * Rom ...

Gallery

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Qasr Prison The Museum of the Qasr Prison ( fa, موزه‌ زندان قصر ''muze-ye zendān-e qasr'') is a historical complex in Tehran, Iran. Formerly referred to as the Qasr Prison ( ''zendān-e qasr'', "Mansion prison"), it was one of the oldest poli ...

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Holy Mother of God Church, Tehran Surp Asdvadzadzin Church, Holy Mother of God Church or Saint Mary Church ( Armenian: , Persian: ) is an Armenian Apostolic church in Tehran, Iran completed in 1945. From 1945 to 1970 the church was the official office and the resident of Armeni ...

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Varamin Varamin (; fa, ورامين, also Romanized as Varāmīn and Verāmin) is a city and capital of Varamin County, Tehran Province, Iran. At the 2011 census, its population was 218,991, and at the 2006 census, its population was 208,569, in 53,639 ...

sugar refinery

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Markov, Nikolai 1880s births 1957 deaths Architects from Tbilisi Military personnel of the Russian Empire Military personnel from Tbilisi White Russian emigrants to Iran Iranian architects Burials in Iran Burials at Doulab Cemetery