May Day Street

Part of Moscow, this street, formerly called Malaya Stromynka, became in 1935, and three years later, in 1938, it was renamed Pervomayskaya - in honor of the holiday of international solidarity of workers, as you can guess. This street has its own special flavor: there are many buildings built in the late forties (before the war, the street was built up mostly with wooden structures). The tram line, laid in 1938, still works today. Against the background of multi-storey residential areas, starting at the intersection with almost all of the 15 Park streets, the buildings of the forties awaken a pleasant nostalgia. By the standards of Moscow, Pervomaiskaya Street is not very crowded, and the roads are relatively free, since there is no independent exit to the Moscow Ring Road from here. On both sides of the road there are many cafes, banks and grocery stores, as well as the famous Pervomaysky cinema - one of the largest in Moscow.