 The Vesnin brothers actively participated in all public architectural competitions of 1932–1936 (Palace of Soviets, Narkomtiazhprom, STO building in Moscow and Government of Ukraine compound in Kiev), but lost all their bids to revivalist architects.Leonid died in October 1933, soon after the Palace of Soviets competition sealed the demise of constructivism.A street in Moscow (former and current Denezhny Lane) where he lived was named in his honour from 1933 to 1991.