Strastnoy Boulevard
The widest of Moscow’s boulevards named after the Strastnoy Convent, in the past Strastnoy Boulevard was the site of Sennaya Square, public gathering place and hay market. Strastnoy was the home of the Gagarin princely family and composer Sergei Rakhmaninov. The English Club was based, and Stendhal stayed, there in 1812. A monument to the prominent Russian singer, songwriter, poet and actor Vladimir Vysotsky graces the boulevard today. The Hermitage Gardens located nearby opened its doors in 1894. It was there that the first motion picture was screened in 1896 and the Moscow Art Theater gave its first performance two years later.
Moscow
Moscow is the capital city of the Russian Federation. The population of this megalopolis exceeds 10 million. The first reference to Moscow dates from 1147. Its founder is traditionally considered to be Vladimir-Suzdal Grand Prince Yury Dolgoruky. Moscow is renowned for its cultural heritage. The Kremlin, one of the world’s most beautiful architectural ensembles, is now the residence of the Russian president.
The Red Square is the site of the Cathedral of Saint Basil the Blessed, the renowned masterpiece of Russian architecture. Moscow is well known for its theatres and museums including the Bolshoi Theatre, a world-leading opera and ballet venue, the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts and the State Tretyakov Gallery.
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