[1] Taking up the post at the age of 23, Krasnov had large responsibility for the rapid growth of the city at the time.

This was built on the Yalta estate of Tsar Nicholas II, on the site of a previous palace demolished in 1904.

[4] Krasnov designed over 60 buildings in Crimea in total, blending a modernist style with the traditions of the local architecture.

In 1913, he presented a collection of illustrations he had produced of his works to the Saint Petersburg Academy of Arts,[1] where he held the title of academician.

[5] Nikolay was in a group housed in the empty Villa St Ignatius,[6] which had been a Jesuit college and then a hospital during World War I.

[8] His building designs in Serbia number around 60, and were created under the name Nikola Krasnov,[8] as a mark of respect to his adopted homeland.

[2] He also created the artistic interiors for St. George's Church royal mausoleum in Topola, the villa of the Old Palace in Belgrade, and the House of the National Assembly (completed in 1936).