ooh Petrovka (“Reserved Corner”)
Description:
Our route will pass through the protected corners of the Tver district of Moscow. Here we will talk about what used to be on Pushkin Square, walk along Strastny Boulevard and turn to Petrovka Street. We will try to imagine what this area looked like in the distant past. You will find an exciting journey into the world of human destinies and their passions.
- What personal tragedies haunted the playwright A.V. Sukhovo-Kobylin?
- How did the Sandunovo baths appear, and what legends exist about them?
- Where is the longest house in Moscow in the 19th century?
- What oddities and quirks were the mother of the Decembrist Ivan Annenkov, Anna?
- Where did the first traffic light appear in Moscow?