Strastnoy Boulevard - part of the Boulevard Ring of Moscow

The widest (from 80 to 123 meters) part of the Boulevard Ring is the Strastnoy Boulevard, laid in 1820 on the site of the former wall of the White City.

Where is the boulevard located

His name he received in honor of the Passion Monastery, along the southeast wall of which he originally walked from Tverskaya Street to Petrovka. Now this cultural heritage site, located in the center of the capital, stretches from the Petrovsky Gates Square (it is located between Petrovka Street, Strastniy and Petrovsky Boulevards) to Pushkin Square (located in the Earthen Town between Strastnoy and Tverskoy Boulevards).

Title History

Strastnoy Boulevard, like any facility in the center of the capital, has its own interesting history. In the century before last, one half of it was occupied by the Passion Monastery (in honor of which the boulevard was named), built by Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich in 1654. The place was not chosen by chance - it was here at the gates of the White City that the Muscovites were greeted by the Passion Icon of the Mother of God, in honor of which the nunnery got its name. And the icon itself was called so, because on it, next to the face of the Virgin, there are two angels depicting the instruments of the Passion of Christ, which brought physical and spiritual suffering to Christ in the last days of his life.

Monuments of the boulevard

The Passion Boulevard was constantly reconstructed. In the XIX century, the house owner EA Naryshkina rebuilt the narrow street by her own means into the boulevard, which was called in her honor by Naryshkinsky. During the whole boulevard at different times monuments were erected, which today are 4:

• Moved from Tverskoy Boulevard in 1950, the famous monument to Alexander Pushkin.
• Next to the editors of the magazine "New World" is a monument to A. Tvardovsky, who for many years was the editor-in-chief of this magazine.
• In 1999, Strastnoy Boulevard was enriched with a monument to S. V. Rakhmaninov, who in 1905-1917 lived and worked on Strastnoy Boulevard.
• A little earlier in 1995 at the very end of the boulevard a monument to V.S. Vysotsky was erected.

Some of the famous residents

At the beginning of the century in the former building of the Museum of Visual Aids for Natural History since 1938 the All-Union Radio Committee was located. It was from here in 1941-1945 that Yuri Levitan transmitted to the entire country the Summaries of the Information Bureau. In the house number 9 once lived longtime playwright A. V. Sukhovo-Kobylin. Later, on the Strastnoy Boulevard, lived and the artist Andrei Gonsarov, who in 1959 created four main panels for the Soviet exhibition in New York. Andrei Gromyko, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the USSR , also lived here.

Historical sites

The decoration of the boulevard is a private residence of SI Elagina, which is an architectural monument. In it from 1920 to 1939 there was an editorial office of the journal Ogonek, in which Mikhail Koltsov worked. The House of Gagarins (architect - the famous Osip Bove), the cinema "Russia", the house of the merchant F. Peak and many other objects are associated with a certain event in Russian history.

Modern popular objects

The numbering of houses on Strastnoy Boulevard starts from Pushkin Square. And in the house at number 4 is quite popular in Moscow trattoria "Venice". On Strastnoy Boulevard there are more than 20 different restaurants for every taste. His fans have and the "Venice". Trattoria is a certain type of restaurant, designed in Italian style with the appropriate cuisine. From the classical institution, it is less stiff, lack of printed menus, simpler service, respectively, lower prices.

Family restaurant

In Italy, this type of restaurant belongs to the family, and in Moscow it is oriented to the permanent audience. Reviews "Venice" is good: customers are satisfied with the design, and the atmosphere, and the quality of service. Do not cause complaints either the kitchen or the wine list. In the fireplace hall, designed for 120 seats, there is always a cozy atmosphere, which has a relaxed atmosphere. The decoration of the trattoria uses only natural, natural for Venice materials of the appropriate color scheme. In the summer there are terraces.

"Venice" - one of the first trattoria in the city of Moscow. Strastnoy Boulevard was chosen to open a family restaurant more than 10 years ago. And he really had his own regular clientele. The experience was successful, and now there are trattorias in Stoleshnikov Lane and Tverskaya-Yamskaya Street.

Dating Club

Many different interesting institutions are located on the central streets of the metropolis. One of them is located at Strastnoy Boulevard, 11. "Dating" reviews have sharply opposite, because the institution is not ordinary, so the interest in it is certain. There are a lot of similar clubs, but the demands placed in the center of the capital are heightened. And the reviews about him are very negative, especially concerning the working methods of individual female agents, which sometimes remind the work of collectors. They talk about him as a closed dating club, which also does not produce a favorable impression. There are rumors that he serves exceptionally rich suitors who are looking for good wives.

It is better to see with your own eyes

For the sake of justice, it should be noted quite nice advertising and the emblem of the club. Also there are about this institution enthusiastic and grateful reviews, photos of weddings and thanks to concrete female agents. To talk about anything specifically, it is obviously worth to visit the institution located at Strastnoy Boulevard, 11. "Dating Club" has its own website, where staff and management are ready to listen to opinions about work, to accept recommendations and advice.