The first historical encyclopedia of Moscow streets . The names of streets, alleys and squares most often did not happen by chance and were not invented arbitrarily. Usually these names contain an indication of some historical event, a person known at the time, a household line, a local feature. Urban names reflect the gradual growth of the city, traces of old customs and folk mores, the influence of prominent persons, the impression left by historical events. In the names of the streets is stored the memory of the past, sometimes very distant. But this memory weakens over time .. Passing from generation to generation, the names are distorted, lose their original meaning. Therefore, it is very important not only to preserve the old names of the streets, but also to represent their origin and understand the meaning. The present book by a great connoisseur of Moscow antiquities and the famous architect Alexei Alexandrovich Martynov (1820-1895) is the first experience to give historical explanations to the names of Moscow streets and squares. I think this is a very informative publication will be interesting not only for Muscovites . by , Do you know ,? Gagarinsky lane in Moscow is not named in honor of the first cosmonaut of the planet And Bruce's Lane - not in honor of the famous poet , And that the Red Square wasn't always called that. and at different times was called Fire Square and Front Square?Alexey Martynov is the co-author of another book about Moscow Available at : Moscow . Detailed historical and archaeological description of the city. Topics tagged with:Moscow