Pushkin Square

Pushkin Square is one of the many sights of Moscow, located between Strastny and Tversky Boulevards, which are separated by Tverskaya Street. Since the second half of the XVI century, the Tver Gate of the White City was in its place, which was demolished in 1720. The following year, a square was founded in their place, which was called Strastnaya in honor of the Passion Monastery located nearby. Soon a beautiful triumphal arch was erected here. The square received its modern name in 1937 in connection with the centenary of the death of the great poet. The square took an active part in the life of the city - in times of "stagnation" it was a traditional place for dissident demonstrations, and in the era of "perestroika" it became the main center of public life.

In 1927, the editorial office of the newspaper Izvestia was built on Pushkin Square, and in 1949 a beautiful square with fountains was founded. Until 1968, there was a “Famusov house” where Alexander Griboyedov’s sister lived. Nowadays, on Pushkin Square there is a monument to the great poet, neat well-groomed flower beds and a large fountain, near which there are cozy benches.