What will happen on Chistoprudny Boulevard. Chistoprudny Boulevard. Cultural and historical places of the park Chistye Prudy

Boulevard in the Basmanny district of the Central administrative district of Moscow. Passes from Myasnitsky Gates Square to Pokrovsky Gates Square, the numbering is from Myasnitsky Gates. Chistye Prudy is located on the boulevard (in fact, there is one pond). On the boulevard go: from the inside Arkhangelsk lane, from the outer Bolshoi Kharitonevsky lane and Makarenko street.

A granite barrier with lamps and stone benches forms the entrance to the green strip of the boulevard. Behind it is a monument to A. S. Griboedov, erected in 1959 (sculptor A. A. Manuilov, architect A. A. Zavarzin).

Chistoprudny Boulevard was established in the 1820s, when considerable funds were allocated to rebuild Moscow after the great fire of 1812.

This is the largest ring of boulevards in area and the second after Tverskoy in length (822 meters). In addition to the wide main avenue, there is also a quiet side alley, separated by a lawn, which is planted with groups of trees and bushes. Both alleys overlook a large platform near the pond. In January 1966, a two-story glass cafe was opened here. In 1982, it was rebuilt for the first time. The modern complex "White Swan" was built in the 2000s. In 2006, a monument to Abai Kunanbayev was erected nearby and a fountain was built.

Clean ponds were formed due to the dam flowing along the wall of the White City River Rachki. Until the end of the 17th century, local butchers dumped garbage from slaughtered cattle into the Pond and pond, the water spread stench, which is why the ponds were originally called Pogany (there are other versions of the origin of this name, but the one mentioned above is considered the most common).

Peter's favorite Menshikov, who bought the land that the post office now occupies, cleared the ponds and strictly forbade polluting them; since then they are called Pure.

From time immemorial, ponds were a favorite place for boating, and in winter - for skating. The author of the Moscow guide to 1831 invites the reader to visit the boulevard in order to "admire skating here in the manner of English or St. Petersburg."

In 1960, the banks of the pond were reinforced with stone, and in 1966 with concrete.

A pond surrounded by lindens embraces two narrow alleys converging at the end of the boulevard.

Chistoprudny Boulevard is repeatedly mentioned in Russian literature, both pre-revolutionary - at Pisemsky, Leskov, Boborykin - and Soviet. You can read about the boulevard of the NEP period in V. Kataev’s short story “Knives”, according to which the operetta was written in due time. The boulevard of 1920-1930 is dedicated to the book of Y. Nagibin, who lived in this area, called Chistye Prudy, on which the film was made. A lot of poems by contemporary poets have been written about the boulevard.

At Pokrovsky Gates, the boulevard is closed by the well-preserved building of the former hotel, built at the beginning of the 19th century according to the project, supposedly by V.P. Stasov, although its authorship has not been documented.

The construction of both sides of the boulevard at the beginning of its existence was largely noble. The author of the 1831 guidebook exudes enthusiasm: “On both sides rise houses that would seem to our ancestors for something unusual: their uneducated mind could never have imagined such proportionate stone chambers.” Archival data, however, do not confirm the presence here of either particularly large, even at that time, nor architecturally valuable buildings; The "proportionality" of buildings for architecture of the Classicist era was a prerequisite. In any case, in its development Chistoprudny Boulevard could not be compared with either Tversky or Nikitsky.

In the second half of the XIX century, the mansion mansions passed into the hands of the middle merchants, bureaucrats and middle class. Then, several multi-story apartment buildings appeared here. The Soviet period also made its adjustments to the architectural appearance of the boulevard: here you can see the buildings of the Soviet avant-garde period and the nascent “great Stalinist style”.

We continue our cycle of walks along the Boulevard Ring. Today we will walk along Chistoprudny, Pokrovsky and Yauzsky boulevards, get acquainted with their sights and history.

We will see a monument to A.S. Griboedov, the Church of the Archangel Gabriel, the monument to Abai Kunanbayev and much more, we will visit Chisty Pond, surrounded by a picturesque park, and find out why the tram to this day runs on the Boulevard Ring, indicated not by number, but by letter "A".

We leave at the station"Clean Ponds."

If you follow the signs “To Chistoprudny Boulevard” in the subway, then we will find ourselves on Myasnitsky Gates Square, from which it starts.

Chistoprudny Boulevard begins with the monument to A.S. Griboedov, an outstanding Russian diplomat and playwright, author of the immortal play "Woe from Wit."

The pedestal of the monument is decorated with bas-reliefs depicting Chatsky, Famusov, Molchanov and other heroes of the play.

Behind the monument, we have a view of Chistoprudny Boulevard.

But here it is worth making a reservation: since we are interested not only in the sights of the boulevard itself, but also in its surroundings, and the pedestrian part of the boulevard is fenced off from the carriageway by a cast-iron fence, we will move both along the pedestrian part, and along the right and left sidewalks, in the right places crossing the road.

Let's start from the even side. A two-story beige building with acute-angled turrets (house No. 4) is a monument of architecture of the 19th century.

Above its roof you can see the dome of the Orthodox Church. To inspect it, after house number 4, we turn into Arkhangelsk Lane. The temple that opens to our eyes, the church of the Archangel Gabriel, a monument of architecture of the early XVIII century.

This church is the only one in Moscow, made in the form of a tower. In the XVIII century, it bore the unofficial name "Menshikov Tower" (since it was built by order of Prince Menshikov). Even a tablet has been preserved on the facade of the building, on which the name of the Temple is written: "Church of the Archangel Gabriel. Menshikov Tower. ”

Now the tower has four floors. Initially, it was a five-story building, and a spire with a clock and a figure of the Archangel Gabriel rose above the fifth floor. At that time, the Menshikov Tower was the tallest church in Moscow, it was 3 meters above the Bell Tower of John Climacus (Ivan the Great) in the Moscow Kremlin.

But in 1723 lightning struck the spire of the tower, the wooden fifth floor burned down, the spire collapsed. The rumors immediately spread among the people that this was heavenly punishment for the prince because he allegedly placed himself above the king.

But the Most Serene was no longer up to it. At that time, he was already the governor of St. Petersburg, and all of his Moscow projects cared little for him. G.Z., who lived in the neighborhood, undertook to restore the half-burned church. Izmailov, a member of the Masonic lodge. For some time the church was used for meetings of Masons, even new bas-reliefs with Masonic symbols appeared on the facades (they were erased at the behest of Metropolitan Filaret in 1860).

Near the tower at the beginning of the XIX century was built. Such a close proximity of two independent churches was explained by the fact that the high Menshikov Tower in winter was very difficult to melt, and it was very difficult for parishioners and clergymen at prayers. And the Church of Fyodor Stratilat was made very warm, so it began to play the role of a winter parish, and the Church of the Archangel Gabriel the summer.

I must say that from an architectural point of view, the combination of these two church buildings looks quite harmonious. Not every passerby will guess that these are two different temples.

A remarkable fact: in the architecture of Orthodox churches, as a rule, the bell tower is the tallest building. In the same case, the opposite happened: the role of the belfry is performed by the Church of Fyodor Stratilat. There are no bells on the Menshikov Tower (they were before the fire described above, but it was decided not to restore the bell tower during the reconstruction).

We return to the boulevard. The next, noteworthy building, house number 10 - Manor Kashkina-Durasova, a monument of architecture of the XIX century.

We’ll cross the other side at the pedestrian crossing to be on the pedestrian part of the boulevard. Crossing the tram tracks, it should be recalled that in the area of \u200b\u200bChistye Prudy a rather remarkable tram runs - the inn on wheels "Annushka". Having paid 100 rubles, you can make an original tram tour, and at the same time have a snack or a drink. And on Fridays and Saturdays, "Annushka" goes on a two-hour tour throughout Moscow. The route begins at the Chistye Prudy station.

The very name "Annushka" came from the fact that more recently in the speech of Muscovites it was often possible to hear "Ring A" (Boulevard Ring) and "Ring B" (Garden Ring). To this day, a tram runs along the Boulevard Ring, indicated not by the number, but by the letter "A". Hence the name of the tram-inn "Annushka".

On the boulevard in the summer often hosts various exhibitions of paintings and photographs.

After a little more, we see the next monument. The venerable old man, seated in the position of a thinker, is Abay Kunanbaev - an outstanding Kazakh poet, the founder of Kazakh writing. The area around the monument is lined with white stone and surrounded by a granite semicircle, the inscription on which reads "The creator of the immortal word is eternal."

It is worth saying a few words about the origin of the pond and its name. Where Chistoprudny Boulevard is now passing, there have long been various slaughterhouses and shopping malls selling meat (it is no coincidence that the name of the street adjacent to the boulevard is Myasnitskaya). And in the swamp, which was located on the site of the current pond, all waste from slaughterhouses and butcher shops was dumped. That’s why the swamp was called “Foul Pond”.

At the beginning of the XVIII century, a significant plot in this area was bought by Prince Menshikov (therefore, the Menshikov Tower was built here too). He ordered the slaughterhouses to be moved to another place, and the pond cleaned and ennobled. In contrast to the old name, he received the name "Clean Pond." The name of the area “Chistye Prudy” was common, as there was always only one pond here. But it has taken root so much that it has reached our days in this form - in the plural.

Nowadays the surroundings of Chisty Pond are a favorite place of Muscovites for meetings, dates and walks. One of the few “Shater” water restaurant in the city is founded at the pond, catamaran rental is organized, and sometimes you can even ride a gondola.

Opposite the pond, on the odd side of the boulevard (house number 19), is the building of the Sovremennik Theater.

Now the library named after F.M. Dostoevsky.

Having reached the end of the pond, we cross over to the even side of the boulevard. House No. 14, Profitable House of the Trinity Church on the Mud, built at the beginning of the 20th century, a monument of the late, “national”, Art Nouveau. It is interesting not only from an architectural, but also from an artistic point of view. The facade of the first four floors (the upper three floors were built much later) are decorated with frescoes with images of fairy-tale animals by S.I. Vashkova.

The building at the end of the boulevard - the former hotel "At the Intercession Gate"

To date, the building, unfortunately, is in a very dilapidated condition.

Rounding the building of the former hotel, we find ourselves on Pokrovsky Gate Square. For many, this name is associated with the Soviet film of the same name. The house, in one of the communal apartments of which the heroes of the film live, was somewhere here. According to the plot, this house is demolished at the end of the film, so it is not known which house the director Mikhail Kozakov had in mind.

Before moving towards Pokrovsky Boulevard, turn left onto Pokrovka Street. House No. 22, a three-story building of turquoise color - Apraksin-Trubetskoy Manor, an architectural monument of the 18th century.

The memorial plaque on the facade informs us that A.S. Pushkin.

Church domes rise above the roofs of Pokrovka houses, so we head there. In a small Barashevsky lane there is the Church of the Introduction to the Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Barashy.

Nearby is a building that looks little like an Orthodox church.

Before the revolution, there was the Church of the Resurrection of Christ in Barash. In the 1930s, the bell tower of the temple was destroyed, the domes were demolished, the iconostasis was liquidated.

Now the building of the former church is occupied by one of the divisions of the Moscow police. The Russian Orthodox Church has repeatedly tried to return the Temple to the parishioners, the police authorities are also not opposed to vacate the building, but for this it is necessary to find a suitable room for moving. Unfortunately, this has not yet been possible.

In a small square paved with stone slabs, a monument to N.G. Chernyshevsky, writer and revolutionary philosopher, author of the famous novel "What to do?"

Passing the Pokrovsky Gates area, turn left and turn into Khokhlovsky Lane. Here we will see the Church of the Life-Giving Trinity in Khokhlah, a monument of architecture of the XVII century.

We return to Pokrovsky Boulevard. On the odd side there is the largest building of the boulevard (more than 100 meters long) - Pokrovsky barracks (house number 3).

The barracks were built at the beginning of the XIX century by decree of Emperor Paul I. In front of the barracks, on the spot where the boulevard is now passing, was a parade ground. It is noteworthy that the building was used as a barracks until 1960, after the revolution renamed the Dzerzhinsky.

Let's go to the even side. Opposite the Pokrovsky barracks is house number 10 with the adjoining Milyutinsky garden. The building houses the Children's Center for Aesthetic Education, and the garden is a favorite vacation spot for residents of the surrounding area. The park is equipped with several playgrounds, a sports ground for playing basketball or soccer, along the paths of the garden there are benches for relaxing and leisurely conversations.

The garden is very well maintained and comfortable. For example, rarely in the center of Moscow you will meet a fruiting apple tree.

After a walk in the garden, we return to the boulevard and go to the odd side.

The building following the Milyutinsky Garden (house No. 12С1), the 19th Century Krestnikova House (rebuilt at the beginning of the 20th century), is now occupied by the Prosecutor's Office of the Central Administrative District.

these are the buildings of the 19th century Krestovnikov estate.

We cross over to the other side of the boulevard and turn into Small Trekhsvyatitelsky Lane. Here is the Church of the Three Saints in Kulishah (on it the lane got its name).

Here it is worth saying a few words about the area of \u200b\u200bthe Bolshoi and Maly Trekhsvyatitelsky lanes, Khitrovsky lane and other surrounding areas. At the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th centuries, Khitrovka (as the region was called then) was far from the most welcoming corner of Moscow. Hitrovka was the center of the criminal world of the capital. It was inhabited by criminals of all stripes, from the so-called "business" to petty crooks, fugitive convicts hid from the police here, and ordinary beggars and homeless were enough for Khitrovka.

Respectable citizens tried to circumvent Khitrovka even during the day, and to be here at night meant guaranteed to be left without a wallet, or even lose a life. According to descriptions of contemporaries, even the police tried to appear on Khitrovka as little as possible, raids in this area were very risky.

The most complete description of the life of "Hit" can be found in the book of V.A. Gilyarovskogo "Moscow and Muscovites." Unlike most residents of the city, Gilyarovsky was not afraid to visit Khitrovka; he was known here and mistook for "his own".

Later, the playwrights of K.K. Stanislavsky and V.I. Nemirovich-Danchenko with the artist V.A. Simov, when preparing for the production of the play based on the play by Maxim Gorky “At the Bottom” (Gorky himself drew “nature” in the slums of Nizhny Novgorod). The production was a great success, largely due to the fact that its authors saw the “bottom” with their own eyes.

"Hitrovka" is often mentioned in the detectives of Boris Akunin.

Now about the dangerous and unpleasant “Khitrovka” only the name of Khitrovsky Lane reminds.

Let's go back to the boulevard. House No. 11 - The Durasov House, an architectural monument of the 18th century, is considered one of the best works of mature classicism in Moscow at the end of the 18th century. Now it is shrouded in a building grid, a major reconstruction is underway.

Let's go to the even side. House number 16, another monument of architecture of the XIX century.

The building that ends the boulevard (house No. 18/15) - the Teleshev House (or the Karzinkin House) is known not only as an architectural monument of the 18th century, but also as a historical monument.

Initially, the house belonged to one of the branches of Count Tolstoy, then it was bought by the merchant Andrei Karzinkin. At the end of the XIX century, the artist Elena Karzinkina lived here with her husband, writer Nikolai Teleshev. In the years 1899-1916. creative Moscow intelligentsia gathered here, as a result of which a literary association called Teleshov's “Environments” arose. Maxim Gorky, Ivan Bunin, Fyodor Chaliapin, Sergey Rakhmaninov and many other famous artists took part in the “Environments”.

Pokrovsky Boulevard ends, moving to Yauzsky.

The even side of Yauzsky Boulevard begins with a monumental building in the style of post-constructivism, characteristic of the 30s of the XX century.

The entrance to the building is decorated with two plaster figures - a miner and a collective farmer.

A man holds a jackhammer in one hand and a book in the other,

and the woman is depicted with a rifle and a sheaf of wheat.

Apparently, this should symbolize the comprehensiveness of the Soviet people, who can do everything: work, get an education, and, if necessary, defend their country with arms in their hands.

Note that from the intersection, which begins Yauzsky Boulevard, a pretty picturesque view opens up: in the distance we see the domes of the Moscow Kremlin, and behind them the skyscrapers.

We move along the boulevard.

Recently, its main attraction is a monument to Rasul Gamzatov, an outstanding Soviet poet. The monument was installed recently, in the summer of 2013.

The monument is a growth figure of a poet sitting on a chair, and a granite stele completes the composition, which depicts a flock of cranes and immortal lines belonging to Gamzatov's pen:

"It sometimes seems to me that the soldiers,
From the bloody fields that didn’t come
They didn’t fall into the ground once,
And turned into white cranes. "

are architectural monuments of the XIX century.

House number 13 - Apartment building Boldyrev, a monument of art nouveau architecture of the early twentieth century.

Part of the premises of this building is occupied by the Central Border Museum.

Crossing the other side of the boulevard, turn to Peter and Paul Lane. At its beginning, the Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul stands at the Yauz Gate, an architectural monument of the beginning of the 18th century (1700-1702).

This church is worth not only viewing from the side, but also visiting its patio. Such a cozy arrangement of the churchyard is rarely seen in Moscow. On the site, paved with granite tiles, there is a rotunda with a small fountain in the form of an Orthodox cross, on both sides of it are plaster figures of praying women.

To the left of the rotunda we see a wooden cross in memory of all those buried in the churchyard of the Peter and Paul Cathedral.

  Solyanka street.

Leaving the square and crossing the road, turn left. In appearance, the inconspicuous building of house No. 14, however, is an architectural monument of the 18th century, the Institute of Obstetrics was located here, as indicated by the memorial plaque on the facade of the building.

The building following it is much more monumental. This is a classic example of the Russian Empire style of the 19th century.

Until 1917, the Moscow Board of Trustees was located here. Now he is occupied by the Academy of Medical Sciences.

The memorial plaque on the facade tells us that the outstanding scientific surgeon N.N. worked here. Burdenko.

After a little more, we will see two granite pylons with sculptural compositions crowning them. This is the gateway to an educational home. The sculptures on the pylons are called "Education" and "Mercy".

The imperial educational house occupied an entire block between Solyanka and Moskvoretskaya embankment. The building itself is clearly visible from the embankment or from the Bolshoi Ustinsky bridge, but the gates, which themselves are an architectural monument, overlook Solyanka.

On the opposite side of the street we see the Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Kulishki. Now it is “chained” to scaffolding, but for those elements that have already been restored, it is obvious that at the end of the work it will look very beautiful.

At the entrance to the church is a monument reminding us of one of the tragic pages of our recent history. This is a monument in memory of the victims of the tragedy in Beslan. Figures of defenseless children, scattered children's toys ... everyone passing by must understand, this should never be repeated.

It is also worth paying attention to the complex of houses (№1str.1 and №1str.2). The monumental gray buildings at the end of Solyanka occupy an entire block. At the beginning of the twentieth century, they belonged to the Moscow Merchant Society and were used as apartment buildings (that is, apartments in them were rented out). After the revolution, they were nationalized and since then have been residential buildings.

Located right in front of us, next to the Church in Kulishki.

On this our walk is completed.

Only own photographs are used - shooting date 05/19/2013

Address:  Moscow, Chistoprudny Boulevard, metro Chistye Prudy, Sretensky Boulevard.

The area occupied by the boulevard has been known since the 16th century, when slaughterhouses “Animal Farm”, later “Sovereign Military Court” settled here. The meat trade gave its name to the adjoining Myasnitskaya Street, and its waste dumped into the nearest swamp - “Shitty Pond”. The Rachka stream flowed out of the swamp, flowing south and flowing into the Moscow River at the Orphanage.
  Since 1699, the angular possession at the Myasnitsky Gate belonged to A.D. Menshikov, who built the Menshikov Tower in the back of the courtyard. The meat trade on Myasnitskaya was curtailed in 1710, and in 1723 the slaughterhouses were also removed far from the Svetletsky’s house.
  After the fire of 1812, the remains of the walls of the White City were demolished, the pond was cleared, and two hotel buildings were built at the ends of the formed boulevard.
  The hotel at the Pokrovsky Gate survived to our days, and at the Myasnitsky - it was demolished in the 1930s. In its place, the lobby of the metro station Chistye Prudy and a monument to A.S. Griboedov.
  During the XIX century. the development of the boulevard was clearly divided - the inside was built up with two-story nobility houses and public institutions, the outside - one-story houses were poorer. At the end of the century, the boulevard was built up with three-four-story apartment buildings; in 1945-1952 most of these houses were built up to six to seven floors while maintaining the overall architectural appearance.

"House with the Beasts" (Chistoprudny Boulevard, 14) - the apartment building of the Church of St. The Trinity of Life-Giving, which is at Gryazekh
  (A photograph from the family archive of the Dmitrevsky clan was taken between 1908-1917)

The building of Stasov's hotels (the very beginning of the XIX century.)	Chistoprudny Boulevard, 23 - apartment building of N.D. Teleshov, 1900, architect S.V. Barkov. Initially four-story, in 1947 it was built up to 7 floors. The library named after F.M.Dostoevsky in the ground floor of the building has been operating since 1907. In apartment 2 in 1920-1934. lived S.M. Eisenstein.	Chistoprudny Boulevard, 14 - the apartment building of the Trinity Church on Gryazekh (1908-1909) - a monument of late "national" Art Nouveau. The house, designed by architect L.L. Kravetsky and P.K.Mikini, is decorated with fabulous beasts by S.I. Vashkov. Initially, the house was four-story, and in the postwar years - built up to the current 7 floors. The animals, for the most part, have survived.
Chistye Prudy	Chistoprudny Boulevard, 19a - Moscow Sovremennik Theater. Built in 1914 by R.I. Klein as a cinema "Coliseum"; worked under this name until 1970; the theater was opened in 1974	Clean ponds. Multifunctional complex on Chistye Prudy "White Swan".
Chistye Prudy	Fountain "The Singing Crane"	One of the first Moscow apartment buildings built in the "modern" style of 1898-1899 buildings, owner bakery trader Rakhmanov.
Monument to Abay Kunanbayev (1845-1904) - Kazakh poet, writer, public figure, founder of modern Kazakh written literature. Opened in 2006, sculptor M. Ainekov, architect V. Romanenko.	Chistoprudny Boulevard, 10 p. 1 - Manor of E.P. Kashkina - A.A. Durasova (1876, architect A.E. Weber)

Chistoprudny Boulevard

The boulevard got its name from the Clean Pond located on it. Of the boulevards arranged on the site of the walls of the former White City and making up a green necklace around the oldest part of Moscow, Chistoprudny Boulevard is the most attractive: in summer - a thick shadow of its alleys, in winter - a skating rink on its pond.

The boulevard was set up in the first half of the 19th century, but the area occupied by it has been known since the 16th century, when the “Animal Yard” was nearby - a market where cows, sheep and pigs were brought for sale. In the XVII century, "Sovereign Combat Yard" and "Sovereign Mytnaya Yard" stood near this market. At the first, cattle were beaten for meat, at the second - a fee was levied on cattle driven to the market. The market stayed here for a long time, and only in 1723 it was transferred to Zamoskvorechye, to the Kaluga Gate. Butchers who lived in a settlement on Myasnitskaya Street traded meat in shops at Myasnitsky Gates. They bought cattle in the Animal Farm and, not wanting to pay for the slaughter in the state military yard, they themselves killed it at their shops, butchered it for meat, and threw the waste into nearby ponds, which was why they were called “Foul” for some reason: the stench and the stench from them, especially in the summer, infected the whole neighborhood.

Bones from cattle and pigs were thrown into the "neutral zone" - between the Sretenskaya Sloboda, where Kostyansky Lane now passes.

A.D. Menshikov, the favorite of Peter I, acquired in 1699 near the Myasnitsky Gate a large estate, now occupied by the Post Office, built stone chambers in it, a magnificent church, known as the Menshikov Tower, planted gardens with greenhouses and ordered to clear the ponds. Since then they began to be called "Clean Ponds".

In 1710, butcher shops were removed from the Butcher Gate beyond Zemlyanoy Gorod (the ring of Garden Streets). In their place appeared Fartin (tavern), tavern, shops and yards of trading people. Further, between Lobkovsky Lane and Pokrovsky Gates, there were Forest Rows, in which they sold various building materials: wood, brick, lime, etc. Because of the rows at that time, the Rachka stream flowed past Pokrovsky Gates and further along the modern Kolpachny , Bolshoi Ivanovsky and other lanes; the creek flowed into the Moscow River near the former Educational Home.

Before Chistoprudny Boulevard was arranged, two-story houses with the same facade were built at its ends to accommodate hotels. One of these houses, subsequently rebuilt, still stands at the Pokrovsky Gate. Another was demolished in 1934 and the lobby of the Chistye Prudy metro station was built in its place.

At the end of the 18th century, the Forest Rows were moved beyond the Red Gate, but in place of the walls of the White City there were still pits and there were stacks of bricks selected during its dismantling. This landscape could be observed by the two-year-old A.S. Pushkin, who lived in 1801 in a modern house No. 7 on Chistoprudny Boulevard (No. 2 on Bolshoi Kharitonyevsky Lane), when the nurse took him out for a walk on the street (this old house was not preserved).

On March 1, 1831, Pushkin and his wife, shortly after the wedding, were here on Chistye Prudy, in the modern house No. 12 at the Pashkovs, and participated in the sledding arranged by the owners. In the same sleigh where the Pushkins sat, there were 12 people, including the owners of Pashkov and the young niece of the owner, E.P. Sushkova, subsequently the famous poetess Countess Rostopchina. It was on Maslenitsa.

In the house number 9 on Chistoprudny Boulevard, which belonged to General Yakovleva in Pushkin’s time, lived from September 1826 to May 1827, the Polish poet Adam Mickiewicz, who, perhaps, also visited Pushkin. The house has not been preserved.

In 1849-1854, over 377 fathoms from the Myasnitsky to Pokrovsky gates, 8 yards stood on the right, even, side of the boulevard, each of which on average had an area of \u200b\u200b2172 square fathoms, or about one hectare. On the left, odd, side, 17 yards with an average area of \u200b\u200b541 square fathoms, or about 0.25 hectares, fell at the same distance.

The yards on the even side belonged at that time to the Post Office, the 4th district of communications, the Treasury reserve pharmacy, the Order of public charity, the Trinity Church on Gryazi, two colonels and one merchant. Of the 17 yards on the odd side, 9 belonged to petty nobles and officials, 7 to merchants, and only one to the princess.

The development of the boulevard on either side of it differed. On the even - there were large two-story stone houses with vast courtyards and gardens. On the odd side, there are single-story wooden ones with small courtyards and no gardens.

The house where A.S. Pushkin lived in childhood was on the left, odd, side of the boulevard.

In 1907, at the Myasnitsky Gate, at the beginning of Chistoprudny Boulevard, a platform was formed for moving from one side to the other, shortening the boulevard by 15 sazhens. It exists now - behind the lobby of the metro station.

In 1912, on Chistye Prudy, in a specially constructed round building, a panorama of the Battle of Borodino was arranged by the artist F. A. Roubaud, but in 1915, in connection with the war of 1914-1918, it was curtailed and taken away from Moscow. In the 1920s, a huge house of the Ministry of Procurement was built in its place.