▁Western ▁European ▁art ▁and ▁anti ques , ▁were ▁thus ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁P ush kin ▁Museum . ▁P ash kov ▁House ▁( at ▁ 3 ▁M ok hov aya ▁Street ) ▁was ▁renamed ▁the ▁Old ▁Building ▁of ▁the ▁Russian ▁State ▁Library . ▁The ▁old ▁state ▁archive ▁building ▁on ▁the ▁corner ▁of ▁M ok hov aya ▁and ▁V oz d v iz hen ka ▁Stre ets ▁was ▁raz ed ▁and ▁replaced ▁by ▁the ▁new ▁buildings . ▁ ▁Const ruction ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁stage , ▁designed ▁by ▁Vladimir ▁Sh ch uk o ▁and ▁Vladimir ▁G elf re ikh ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 7 – 1 9 2 9 , ▁was ▁author ized ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 9 ▁and ▁comm enced ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 0 . ▁The ▁first ▁stage ▁was ▁largely ▁complete ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 1 . ▁In ▁the ▁process , ▁the ▁building ▁acquired ▁the ▁modern ized ▁ne oc lass ic ism ▁exterior ▁features ▁of ▁the ▁Palace ▁of ▁S ovi ets ▁( co - des igned ▁by ▁Sh ch uk o ▁and ▁G elf re ikh ), ▁depart ing ▁from ▁the ▁stern ▁modern ism ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 7 ▁draft s . ▁The ▁last ▁component ▁of ▁Sh ch uk o ' s ▁plan , ▁a ▁ 2 5 0 - se at ▁reading ▁hall , ▁was ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 5 ; ▁further ▁add itions ▁continued ▁until ▁ 1 9 6 0 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁the ▁building ▁reached ▁its ▁capacity , ▁and