In this post, we will see the book Moscow A Short Guide by A. Kovalyov.
About the book
An introduction to Moscow and its surroundings. Covers some of the major attractions in the city with useful information.
The book was translated from Russian by Victor M. Schneierson and designed by G. Dauman.
The book was published in 1960 by Foreign Languages Publishing House.
You can get the book here.
Original scan by DLI.
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Contents
Introduction 5
The Kremlin 27
Red Square – Revolution Square – Sverdlov Square – Okhotny Ryad 40
Manege Square – Gorky St. – Leningradsky Prospekt – Novo-Pesohanaya St. – 6th Street of Oktyabrskoye Field – Khoroshovskoye Highway – Begovaya St 55
Mayakovsky Square – Vosstaniye Square – Smolenskaya Square – Krymsky Bridge – Leninsky Prospekt – Lenin Hills – University – Dimitrov St. – Sofiiskaya Embankment – Red Square 74
Smolenskaya Square – Kutuzovsky Prospekt – Fili 98
Manage Square – Mokhovaya St. – Kropotkin St. – Luzhniki (Lenin Stadium) 102
Sverdlov Square – Kirov St. – Komsomolskaya Square – Sadovaya St. – Prospect Mira – U.S.S.R. Economic Achievement Exhibition – Ostankino 118
The Metro 137
Useful Information 146
Museums and Exhibitions 150
Theatres 157
Churches and Meeting-Houses 159
Name Index 163