Prospect Academician Sakharov
Russia, Moscow, Central Administrative District, Krasnoselsky District.
Description:
Akademika Sakharov Avenue originates from the south-west and continues in the direction of the north-east, namely from Turgenevskaya Square and to Masha Poryvaeva Street. The numbering of houses located on Akademik Sakharov Avenue comes from Turgenevskaya Square.
The construction of this avenue was fully completed in 1985. The modern street received its name in 1990 in memory of the outstanding Soviet physicist Sakharov Andrei Dmitrievich. Around the avenue at a slight distance there are several stations of the Moscow metro: Red Gate, Clean Ponds, Turgenevskaya, Komsomolskaya, Sretensky Boulevard. There are also several railway stations nearby: Leningrad, Yaroslavl, Kazan.