Swamp area

Bolotnaya Square is a square in the center of Moscow, which got its name in the XIV century in honor of the place "Swamp". In the past, there were gardens and gardens that belonged to the Grand Duke’s court and monasteries. Later, it housed a market. The square served as a place of public executions and punishments. It is worth noting that it was on this square that Emelyan Pugachev was executed.

In the XIX century, the square became a real shopping center of the capital.

In 1958, a monument to Repin was erected on the square, in honor of which in 1962 it was renamed Repin Square. However, after the collapse of the USSR, the square returned to its old name.

Now this place is popular among young people and representatives of various subcultures.